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Jake Hackney & Lucy Farrell

Netflix confirms how it will stop password and account sharing in major update

Netflix has explained how it will stop people in different households from using the same accounts to watch shows and movies.

After announcing plans to crackdown on account sharing last month, the streaming platform has said it will verify users to ensure that one account is used within a single home only. The shake up is set to impact millions of UK subscribers.

In a a new update, Netflix explained the process on its official website, that will involve sending users an email with a verification code. The media giant has clarified that "people who do not live in your household will need to use their own account to watch Netflix", so users that live separately will have to get their own accounts from now on.

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