Netflix is serious
Sharing accounts will soon cost extra
Netflix is now also taking action against account sharing in Germany.
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The loose policy in terms of account sharing is a thing of the past: Netflix will charge an additional fee for sharing login data in the future.
Netflix is getting serious and is now taking action in Germany against so-called account sharing, i.e. the sharing of login data. For years, the current practice was tolerated by the streaming company, and that should now be over in this country too. Netflix informed its customers in an e-mail that additional money will have to be paid for this procedure in the future in the new price structure.
For a shared account that is not activated in the same household as the actual user, an extra 4.99 euros per month will soon have to be paid. When exactly this additional fee will be charged is not yet clear from the Netflix letter.
Users from one and the same household, on the other hand, can continue to share the account with each other and, of course, access it when travelling. How exactly this will be solved technically is not yet clear. In the household, the devices assigned to the Netflix account are based on the identical Internet connection. However, this is not possible with mobile end devices that dial into the mobile network. Users who use third-party accounts should first be warned before their access is blocked.
Account sharing also costs extra in other countries
In addition, Netflix distinguishes which subscription the user has booked in future account sharing. With the standard account for currently 12.99 euros you can book an extra user; with the premium account for 17.99 euros there are two. The basic access for 7.99 does not provide for sharing the password.
The company also announced the procedure in the USA, the most important Netflix market. There, 7.99 US dollars are due for each extra access, the equivalent of around 7.40 euros. In some countries, such as Canada, Portugal and Spain, the procedure has already been tested in recent months.
Netflix announced its new, stricter policy months ago.