Netflix will end password sharing in 2023 – here’s what we know

We've been discussing Netflix's intentions to end the password sharing practice for a few years, as the streamer has started signaling that it was finally considering taking measures. In the days of massive growth, Netflix didn't mind password sharing, even though its terms of service forbid it.

Netflix started changing its mind in 2019, right before the pandemic. The password sharing crackdown saw delays because the pandemic brought on a surge of subscribers, as people were stuck at home. But fast-forward to 2022, and Netflix is struggling to keep subscribers in some markets. While more than 223 million households hold a subscription worldwide, another 100 million access the service via password sharing.

Netflix looks to turn some of these consumers into paying customers, and it's been developing measures to slowly end the practice of sharing passwords. The first details of Netflix's plan to end password sharing have leaked, and nobody will like it. Not even Netflix.

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