Is this your account? I wonder if you, who share your Netflix account with friends and family, have been asked this question when you logged in recently? Awkward question, you will also be asked to enter a check code (Code) sent to you by email or text message… This makes people speculate whether Netflix is preparing to impose restrictions on password sharing that it initially thought was innocuous. Continue reading Is Netflix trying to block account sharing with new policy? Report text.
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Netflix trying to block account sharing with new policy?
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Netflix originally used “the number of screens that can be viewed simultaneously” as a benchmark for different charges. Although CEO Reed Hastings once expressedSharing passwords is something you can get used to. But recently, for some unknown reason (performance?), Netflix has suddenly become concerned about whether the account the user is logging into is owned by them, and has begun testing the account owner’s confirmation page. The best thing is that this inquiry page is also accompanied by the promotion words, you can consider having “your own Netflix (account)” – you can try it for free for 30 days (laughs).
That is to say, even though we are at this stage Netflix plans and pricing page, and there is no relevant limit on the number of simultaneous views. However, according to the information obtained by foreign media, there is also a “re” confirmation page for accounts that have begun testing on a small scale. You can know that Netflix actually targets users who share accounts and require family members who “live with” the account owner to use it legally.
Okay, excluding shared account users who really have nothing to do with it. In fact, I believe even Netflix knows that if this rule is to be trampled to death, it will obviously affect complex situations such as family users who may not live together, but will lead to a backlash, so this feature is still only tested on a small scale. Moreover, in addition to the option of entering the verification code in the mail message, it also provides the option of “verification later” – after most people choose it, they never see this page again.
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According to foreign media The Verge asked the official statement, it is confirmed that such testing is mainly to ensure that the account is indeed used by an authorized person. Indeed, it seems that this function can be regarded as two-stage authentication – it seems that it will be used in this way in the future, right? But such a sudden inquiry has probably caused many people to speculate that Netflix will further manage users who share their accounts in the name of security…
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