In the first quarter of 2023, Netflix lost 450,000 subscribers in Latin America. This decline also occurred in other parts of the world. For this reason, the platform has developed a strategy to diversify its revenue. Part of this is to prevent users from sharing their platform passwords with people outside their household.

The streaming service has been testing this new formula in some countries for a year and has already implemented it in Canada and the United States after a difficult year 2022. “A Netflix account is for use by one household,” the company said. in a statement. Now that the policy also applies in Latin America, Ecuadorian subscribers have received an email detailing the restrictions.

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The mail received by the users indicates that the account is only for a household. However, it is possible to share it with someone living in another household. You have to for this add an extra member, someone who does not live in the same house, this is an additional cost of $2.99 ​​per month (excluding tax).

Netflix said more than 100 million households shared accounts on the service earlier this year, “eating our ability to invest in new TV shows and movies.”

What happens if a housemate has to travel and wants to use the account abroad? Don’t worry, you can do this by requesting special access. However, the permit is valid for a limited period (7 days).

On the other hand, Netflix’s statement recommends users monitor who is using their accounts and recommend actions such as logging out of all devices or change the password to avoid further charges for breaking the rules.