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Netflix bans password sharing in South Africa

Felicia Akindurodoye by Felicia Akindurodoye
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Users of Netflix in South Africa are no longer permitted to “Netflix and chill” with others who are not members of their households.

South Africa is not yet included in Netflix’s paid-for-sharing option, despite the fact that the streaming platform has taken measures to make it more difficult to share passwords there.

Read also: Netflix records subscriber increase after crackdown on password-sharing

What exactly is meant by “paid-for sharing”? 

By paying an additional membership fee that is less than the cost of a full subscription, the paid-for-sharing option makes it possible for you to share your Netflix account with someone who does not live in your home.

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In February of this year, Netflix implemented a policy that prevented users in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain from sharing their login credentials with others. In May of 2023, Netflix debuted its paid-for sharing choices in the nations that accounted for 80% of its income base. This was in conjunction with the company’s further expansion of its limits to include the United States of America and more than one hundred other countries.

The most recent update on South Africa’s limits on password-sharing occurred after Netflix revealed on Wednesday that the restrictions are having a beneficial effect on revenues and subscription levels in areas where it is enforced. This news prompted the current update on South Africa’s policies.

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 Because Netflix states that as of February of this year, over 100 million households share accounts, which hurts their ability to invest in new TV and Films, the ban on sharing passwords was probably driven by the loss of subscribers that occurred the previous year. The streaming service highlighted in its most recent report that it gained over 5 million customers between April and June 2023, after it prevented users in some locations from sharing their passwords with one another. This is a positive development.

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Netflix is a streaming service that requires members to pay for a subscription in order to watch films and television series on any device that has access to the internet. You may also be able to download films and television series to watch offline on your iOS, Android, or Windows 10 device, although this feature varies depending on the subscription that you have purchased.

The majority of the service’s focus is on the distribution of films and television programmes from a wide variety of categories that were created by the media business with the same name. Additionally, it is accessible worldwide in a number of other languages.

There are four different options available to choose from on Netflix: the Basic plan with advertisements costs $7 per month, the Basic plan costs $10, the Standard plan costs $15.50, and the Premium plan costs $20. Even if twenty dollars is a lot of money in comparison to the cost of other on-demand services, there is no better service than this one to watch hours and hours of wonderful entertainment.

The mission of Netflix is to bring joy to people all over the world. They provide you with access to the best-in-class television shows, documentaries, feature films, and mobile games, regardless of your preferences and regardless of where you live.

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Felicia Akindurodoye

Felicia Akindurodoye

Felicia Akindurodoye is an experienced writer and researcher, whose watchword is originality.

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