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Netflix says people just kind of rolled over and accepted the password sharing crackdown (www.avclub.com)

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Netflix says people just kind of rolled over and accepted the password sharing crackdown::Netflix subscriptions are up almost 6 million this quarter, suggesting we're all just too exhausted to fight this stuff

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[–] ConditionOverload@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I would've left if I actually paid for it. Currently getting it for free thanks to T-Mobile.

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[–] joyjoy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Don't tell them, but I still use my parents' Netflix account. I live on the other side of the county.

[–] Kwaide@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I wouldn't say people rolled over. A lot of people had the money and the means to pay. And only didn't because password sharing was easy. When Netflix crackdown on it they got their own subscription.

[–] Saneless@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Whoah whoah that's way too sensible an argument around here

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[–] Stevo42@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I haven't used netflix since this happened, but apparently its just the app on my xbox that stopped working? Its the only device I watched netflix on and I can't say that I miss it.

[–] yoz@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

I am using streamio and cloudstream on android box and its fucking awesome.

[–] TheHighRoad@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I get upset about a lot of things, but the end of password sharing isn't one of them. Complaining about it is just about the most privileged, entitled thing I can imagine.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, while I have no problem with people who just ran extra lines to their neighbours so they could get free cable, there's an unsaid but obvious "of course the cable company understandably doesn't approve and will shut that down if they can find out it's happening and might even go after the others for back subscriptions".

Corporate overreach sucks but this is not an example of that. My position on this is being surprised they allowed it for so long and confused as to how people justify their outrage about it.

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