Netflix has revealed their bid to end password sharing will be rolled out imminently - announcing the tightening of rules will begin across the US and other countries in the current quarter.
That means that the crackdown will come between April and June 2023, with password sharing completely banned across the board by July.
Under the current rules, Netflix subscribers are told not to share passwords with anyone outside of their household - but countless individuals do with friends and other family members so to save money through the cost of living crisis.
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The Mirror reports in a statement today, the streaming platform said: "We learn more with each rollout and we've incorporated the latest learnings, which we think will lead to even better results. To implement these changes, we shifted out the timing of the broad launch from late Q1 to Q2.
"We are planning on a broad rollout [of the password sharing crackdown], including in the US, in Q2. We're pleased with the most recent launches of paid sharing, and while we could have launched broadly in Q1 [the first three months of 2023], we found opportunities to improve the experience for members."
Netflix initially confirmed that they would be monetizing account sharing in a letter to shareholders back in October last year, with the subscription service introducing fees across Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain last month to those who had multiple users logged into accounts.
Canadian subscribers are able to add extra members as 'sub accounts' for CAD$7.99 (£4.78), while New Zealand users see an extra charge of NZ$7.99 (£3.97). Portugal subs can also add an extra sub for €3.99 (£3.51) while Spain customers must fork out €5.99 (£5.27).
And while it is thought that the move will come to the UK in the very near future, Netflix are yet to announce how much said plan will cost Britons. It follows on from a successful trial last year across Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
The company also confirmed on Wednesday that an additional 1.75million subscribers signed up to its widely-used service through the first quarter of 2023 - leaving the current number of subscribers at 232.5 million - which is up 4.9 per cent from the final three months of 2022.
Netflix also today announced that it will bring an end to its DVD-by-mail service after 25 years - with the last discs being sent out by September 29.
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