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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Ellie Kemp

The Netflix password-sharing rules and subscription prices explained

Netflix has clamped down on password sharing across households, with subscribers in the UK noticing changes rolled out this week. Account holders received emails from the streaming giant reminding them that their account is for use by 'you and the people you live with.'

Some have even been faced with a message when logging on to Netflix, which forces them to identify their main household before they can continue browsing. Subscribers must confirm that the internet connection they're using belongs to that main household.

If that's not the case, unless an extra household is included in their plan, they are then asked to pay an extra £4.99 to access it. Those refusing to pay the fee will be booted off - ending password sharing across different homes.

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