[Hamuko]

Netflix is signaling that they're going to start cracking down on it.

>Later in Q1, we expect to start rolling out paid sharing more broadly. Today’s widespread account sharing (100M+ households) undermines our long term ability to invest in and improve Netflix, as well as build our business. While our terms of use limit use of Netflix to a household, we recognize this is a change for members who share their account more broadly. So we’ve worked hard to build additional new features that improve the Netflix experience, including the ability for members to review which devices are using their account and to transfer a profile to a new account. As we roll out paid sharing, members in many countries will also have the option to pay extra if they want to share Netflix with people they don’t live with. As is the case today, all members will be able to watch while traveling, whether on a TV or mobile device.

>As we work through this transition – and as some borrowers stop watching either because they don’t convert to extra members or full paying accounts – near term engagement, as measured by third parties like Nielsen’s The Gauge, could be negatively impacted. However, we believe the pattern will be similar to what we’ve seen in Latin America, with engagement growing over time as we continue to deliver a great slate of programming and borrowers sign-up for their own accounts.

https://s22.q4cdn.com/959853165/files/doc_financials/2022/q4...

[dahart]

While that’s true, what I said is also true: this definition of sharing has been posted for a long time. I know because I’ve linked to it before when people complained about Netflix sharing. The shareholder letter isn’t the linked article, and nothing in the linked article signals a change.

2 years ago: “Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing login info” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26424186