At long last, Netflix is making a real attempt at cracking down on password sharing. First spotted by GammaWire and then confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming giant is currently testing a feature where Netflix viewers attempting to log into the service using somebody else’s account and password are stopped by a message that reads: “If you don’t live with the owner of this account, you need your own account to keep watching.” The viewer must then provide identity verification to continue watching.
A Netflix spokesperson told THR the feature is getting a limited rollout at this time, adding, “This test is designed to help ensure that people using Netflix accounts are authorized to do so.”
Viewers who are blocked from logging into an account with the aforementioned message will have to verify their identity in order to continue using Netflix. Viewers have the option of verifying...
A Netflix spokesperson told THR the feature is getting a limited rollout at this time, adding, “This test is designed to help ensure that people using Netflix accounts are authorized to do so.”
Viewers who are blocked from logging into an account with the aforementioned message will have to verify their identity in order to continue using Netflix. Viewers have the option of verifying...
- 3/11/2021
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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