Madrid, 1 February (Portaltic/EP) –
netflix It has clarified what its new terms of use for shared accounts are and indicated that it will block people who do not log activity after 31 days of last connection at that location.
The company has been expecting a change in the use of shared accounts for months, as it seeks to limit users who don’t live in the same household, with some of them sharing them with friends outside the family nucleus. It is common. ,
So much so that in August last year they began testing the collection of an additional amount To connect to a television outside the home. Initially they launched it in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru.
Already in October, during the third quarter financial results conference call, he confirmed the plans. Take this extra charge to more countries in 2023, An idea that has been reiterated in the framework of the first quarter results of this year and has also become one of the pillars of its growth.
Netflix only uses IP addresses, device identifiers, and account activity to verify that the connection to the Platform is made from the same location. In this way, it can be known whether the internet connection of the account holder’s home is being used or not.
The platform recently revised the frequently asked questions (F&Q) section of the three countries in which it has implemented additional fees and detailed the way it manages account sharing.
Netflix now states that to ensure that devices are the primary location, users are connected They have to connect to some frequency from home wifi and open Netflix, either the web version of the platform or the app for mobile devices.
The company has stipulated that this registration should be done at least once every 31 days from the main location of the platform subscriber. If not, it suggests that you block the account that does not have this activity with this connection.
On the other hand, they have clarified that when someone logs in to their account from a device that is not part of their original location, they may not be able to play Netflix as well.
If the company eventually blocks its service on the device and the user is away from home (because they are traveling, for example), a temporary code must be requested to access the platform. for seven days.
Netflix hasn’t indicated what the process is to complete this period once outside the home or the time this code is requested to access the platform.
