Netflix is taking a more serious approach to password sharing. The streamer confirmed during a call Tuesday that a fee will be charged starting next year to accounts that share passwords.

Today Explained: Netflix's Password Crackdown

news wrap. It is time for today explained where we break down some of the biggest stories in the news. How we got here, where we go next your days of piggybacking off someone else's Netflix account might be numbered. I'm sorry to tell you this. We've been hearing about it for months. After months of signaling it's going to crack down on password sharing. The streaming giant confirmed during its quarterly earnings call yesterday. Those plans are finally in motion. Here's how it will work. Starting early next year. Netflix will charge subscribers and added monthly fee if they share their login credentials. While the company did not say how much this fee would be. The program has already been tested in chile costa rica and peru if netflix sticks to the strategy then each sub account A. K. A. Any person outside of your household would cost you an additional 2 99 a month to lessen the blow a bit. Netflix is throwing you a bone allowing each extra member to have their own profile login and password. And of course those personalized recommendations. If you're extremely bummed about this, you're not alone. The password sharing crackdown has already sparked backlash on social media. Take a look for yourself. No No No No No Netflix. This wasn't the deal. The deal was that we get to share a single account for our 30 closest friends and then return you get to keep murdering people to get material for your true crime documentaries. Oh bro, no cap. Netflix fell off. What are y'all still watching on netflix anyways. Netflix tweaking. All right, that's why I'm complaining. So, apparently netflix is about to say, yo you can't password share no more. I ain't gonna cap. I got a million followers on Tiktok, but I don't pay a damn dollar for netflix. I am doing their test countries are chile, peru and Costa Rican. Really? And like those three countries, please don't make me switch to hulu. I I don't want to do that. Please don't make me switch to hulu. The move comes as netflix attempts to rebound after it's lost subscribers earlier in the year. But with help from Stranger Things, season four and of course Monster, the Jeffrey Dahmer's Story, the streaming giant was able to add more than 2.4 million subscribers just this past quarter