Netflix’s New Update Will Charge You To Access Your *Own* Account If It’s At A New Location

In bad news for anyone mooching their Netflix account off parents/friends/that one ex from 2017, Netflix is trialling a feature where customers must pay extra to share their password — and yes, you’ll even be charged for sharing your password with yourself. Netflix will launch an “add a home” feature next week which basically charges customers for the ability to share their accounts with devices that aren’t theirs — but the price will be less than a standard subscription fee. It’s currently being trialled in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Here’s the real kicker, though: your Netflix account isn’t just tied to you but to your home, too. Which means you can’t use your own login details at your mate’s place or at a hotel or Airbnb. If you have a holiday home or a place you spend significant amounts of time at that isn’t your primary residence, you’ll have to use the “add a home” feature and pay to be able to use your Netflix account there.

Me when I share my Netflix password and see the bat signal in the sky https://t.co/tokj1x630G pic.twitter.com/xMTMTdorml

— matty ice (@MPFontknot) July 19, 2022

the company also trialled a similar featurecustomers were charged an “extra member fee”set to be running by early 2023Ted SarandosDeadline

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