Netflix account sharing to be banned

[Denver]

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/netflix-crack-down-users-who-20664135

Those found guilty will either be forced to pay more money or have the account removed permanently

[Tom4784]

How greedy. Netflix should not be pushing their luck when everyone and their mother are bringing out streaming services. Netflix's position is not set in stone.

[Cherie]

how annoying

[Oliver_W]

How petty. Crap like this pushes people to piracy.

[Headie]

This is about as achievable as the BBC preventing people from watching iPlayer without tv licenses. Doubt anything will change.

[Oliver_W]

This is about as achievable as the BBC preventing people from watching iPlayer without tv licenses. Doubt anything will change.

When it comes to companies taking money, I think you'll find a lot is achievable, aha. The article says something about IP checking, so I guess they could IP-block accounts from address?

[Marsh.]

This won't work though.

How do you get around people watching on the go? On laptops when travelling around and moving house etc?

[RileyH]

this is ridiculous :skull:

[Black Dagger]

I thought that was the whole point of having multi screen. Why would I be watching something on 6 different screens at once?

[Mystic Mock]

I thought that was the whole point of having multi screen. Why would I be watching something on 6 different screens at once?

This.😬

[Marsh.]

I thought that was the whole point of having multi screen. Why would I be watching something on 6 different screens at once?

Very good point.

[Toy Soldier]

I thought that was the whole point of having multi screen. Why would I be watching something on 6 different screens at once?You're obviously allowed to have one account per household (e.g. It wouldn't be uncommon for both my kids to have different shows on their tablets, and us something on the TV)

[Kizzy]

Basts!

[Denver]

Why would anyone want to pay for others to use it anyway?

[Niamh.]

Why would anyone want to pay for others to use it anyway?Maybe they go halves

[Denver]

Maybe they go halves
Go halves on the family subscription then

[Kizzy]

Maybe I just bum off my daughters account? ... I gave birth to her she owes me :idc:

[Marsh.]

Why would anyone want to pay for others to use it anyway?

Go halves on the family subscription then

Obsessed with judging others on their own choices.

[Denver]

Obsessed with judging others on their own choices.

Well yes the account is for one person only so for others to using it is morally and illegally wrong, stealing money from a company because you cant be assed to pay for yourself is wrong.


The millions they lose could be put to making better TV shows

[Josy]

Hmmm that's quite greedy of Netflix, people pay for the service and have always allowed a certain amount of users on one account so why now get greedy and want to charge for them :think:

I pay my account and some of my family members use it.

[Josy]

Well yes the account is for one person only so for others to using it is morally and illegally wrong, stealing money from a company because you cant be assed to pay for yourself is wrong.


The millions they lose could be put to making better TV shows

An account isn't for one person though? on one account you can have 5 or is it 6? different users, why allow that if its only for one person?, unless I'm already paying a family subscription and don't know about it :shrug: :joker:

[Marsh.]

Well yes the account is for one person only so for others to using it is morally and illegally wrong

No it isn't. Accounts are for more than 1 screen which is more than one person. Do you watch up to 5 screens all at once Adam?

Nothing illegal about it. Your preaching is embarrassing.

[James]

I'm sure you will be able to use the same account on a certain number of devices in a house?

[Firewire]

Well yes the account is for one person only so for others to using it is morally and illegally wrong, stealing money from a company because you cant be assed to pay for yourself is wrong.


The millions they lose could be put to making better TV shows

It allows you to have more than one user though, so it's not illegally or morally wrong at all.

[Cal.]

Well yes the account is for one person only so for others to using it is morally and illegally wrong, stealing money from a company because you cant be assed to pay for yourself is wrong.


The millions they lose could be put to making better TV shows

There’s literally the option to pay for multi screens so this clearly isn’t true

[Josy]

I'm sure you will be able to use the same account on a certain number of devices in a house?

Yeah you are allowed different devices.

I don't think this is actually anything they can enforce tbqh

[Black Dagger]

If I want to pay for my Mum and brother to use it why wouldn't I lol? They allow more than one profile. I let anybody use it if we are close (I took Ant off after he broke my heart mind x)

[Barry.]

So I won't be able to watch on the living room if it was on my bedroom TV?

[Tom4784]

Well yes the account is for one person only so for others to using it is morally and illegally wrong, stealing money from a company because you cant be assed to pay for yourself is wrong.


The millions they lose could be put to making better TV shows

Adam, sweetie, let's not make out that Netflix are being hard done by when they're basically richer than God at this point. Let's not shill for gigantic corporations, shall we?

Netflix packages are designed for multiple people to use so let's not use this story as an excuse to sit on your high horse acting like the sole voice of reason and morality when, like Marsh has said, you just want an excuse to judge people. That's not very moral at all...

[Ammi]

...although there are some Netflix exclusives, I would find it quite easy to live a life without Netflix...I do find it a little over-rated...

[Ramsay]

Swear this comes up every few months and Everytime it's turned out to be bull****

[arista]

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[Toy Soldier]

It's one account per household so they definitely can track it (or at least suspect it) if there's regularly more than one person on the account from wildly different locations, for example, my father in law used our Netflix account for a while when he was deciding whether or not he wanted it, and they live over 250 miles from us. He eventually got his own account anyway (as part of the fairly recent Sky package deal, I think) but... that would have been fairly easy to identify as multi-account-use.

If everyone using it lives fairly close together (i.e. same town) it'll be impossible to enforce, as there's no way to prove that the IP addresses logged aren't legitimate locations for the household members.

[Toy Soldier]

I do think it's a terrible plan though, especially as they have a tonne of competition entering the market in the next few years? It won't encourage most of the people account sharing to get their own account... it'll just result in more people torrenting/illegitimately streaming instead.

[bots]

they are only going to lose the customers that are not currently paying, so i'm all for it. The only way the content gets improved is if people pay rather than pirate it.

[Niamh.]

It's one account per household so they definitely can track it (or at least suspect it) if there's regularly more than one person on the account from wildly different locations, for example, my father in law used our Netflix account for a while when he was deciding whether or not he wanted it, and they live over 250 miles from us. He eventually got his own account anyway (as part of the fairly recent Sky package deal, I think) but... that would have been fairly easy to identify as multi-account-use.

If everyone using it lives fairly close together (i.e. same town) it'll be impossible to enforce, as there's no way to prove that the IP addresses logged aren't legitimate locations for the household members.

For example, my daughter has a Netflix profile on her dads account that she used on her iPad. She lived with us the majority of the time but she did spend time in his house too, doesn't seem fair that she wouldn't be allowed to have a profile on his account

[DonnyJMiller]

I see it's been a while since this was discussed, but I just wanted to ask—has anyone noticed any changes since then?

I'm curious if things have improved or if you're still feeling the same. Sometimes, stepping back and looking at things with fresh eyes can help. Have any of you tried a different approach that made a difference?

[Crimson Dynamo]

I see it's been a while since this was discussed, but I just wanted to ask—has anyone noticed any changes since then?

I'm curious if things have improved or if you're still feeling the same. Sometimes, stepping back and looking at things with fresh eyes can help. Have any of you tried a different approach that made a difference?

what part of Netflix do you represent?

[arista]

I see it's been a while since this was discussed, but I just wanted to ask—has anyone noticed any changes since then?

I'm curious if things have improved or if you're still feeling the same. Sometimes, stepping back and looking at things with fresh eyes can help. Have any of you tried a different approach that made a difference?


Do Not Need Netflix

Amazon Prime
SkyAtlanicHD

Are enough

[Quantum Boy]

I see it's been a while since this was discussed, but I just wanted to ask—has anyone noticed any changes since then?

I'm curious if things have improved or if you're still feeling the same. Sometimes, stepping back and looking at things with fresh eyes can help. Have any of you tried a different approach that made a difference?

This is a good point, I've yet to take a good step back and truly consider a different philosophical approach to my £10 Netflix sub :joker:

[DonnyJMiller]

I’ve found that being thorough with settings and checking permissions can help a lot, especially when it seems like something isn’t working as it should. Tardigrada.io (https://www.tardigrada.io/) has been useful for keeping things organized and making sure I don’t miss important steps. Sometimes, it’s just about tweaking a small detail that makes all the difference.

[Quantum Boy]

I think going with what feels the most natural and real to you works best. Overthinking can make things seem less genuine. Just be yourself and trust your instincts.

Thanks feller, I wrestle with it some days, every time I see that sub fee leave my account I really have to consider how it might affect me and my family -- is it worth it? What if I'd put that £10 a month into Bitcoin since 2010? But ultimately, Love Is Blind is too good to miss so I think I've come to terms with the decision.

I do as always appreciate your validation though. You've been a good friend.

[Beso]

£10 per month is a good price you know.

[Quantum Boy]

£10 per month is a good price you know.

Arista said over in the TV section that it's going up to £12.99 :worry:.

[Beso]

Arista said over in the TV section that it's going up to £12.99 :worry:.

Oooooft

[Niamh.]

Thanks feller, I wrestle with it some days, every time I see that sub fee leave my account I really have to consider how it might affect me and my family -- is it worth it? What if I'd put that £10 a month into Bitcoin since 2010? But ultimately, Love Is Blind is too good to miss so I think I've come to terms with the decision.

I do as always appreciate your validation though. You've been a good friend.

:laugh:

[arista]

Arista said over in the TV section that it's going up to £12.99 :worry:.



Yes, it went up on that day.