Netflix have confirmed that Irish people using someone else's passwords will have to pay an extra fee from
Earlier this year, the streaming giant tried out new technology to crack down on people living at different addresses logging into the same account.
Account and password sharing is against Netflix’s terms of service but to this point, the company had taken a relaxed approach to enforce the rule, despite an estimated 100 million users doing it.
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In an email to subscribers on Thursday morning, Netflix urged people to take up 'Profile Transfer' - which they say "makes it easy for anyone using your account to transfer an existing profile – including recommendations, viewing history, My List, settings, saved games and more – to a new account."
And it won't be long before they enforce the new rule regardless.
The feature will automatically be enabled 10 days from now - Sunday, October 30.
Meanwhile, Netflix users will see ads land onto the platform very soon.
The streaming giant confirmed the long-rumoured news that they were introducing a cheap tier for users which would allow them to save money - but see advertisements on shows and films.
It's been one of Netflix's unique selling points over traditional TV in the past that you don't get bombarded with ads on the platform.
If if you want to stump up €5.99 per month from November 3, you will be able to watch Netflix's new 'Basic with Ads' service.
A statement from the streaming service explained: "We’re excited to launch Basic with Ads — Netflix’s lower priced ad-supported plan — in November.
"Basic with Ads will cost just $6.99 a month in the US and launch on November 3 at 9 am PT.
"Basic with Ads will be available in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain, the UK and the US.
"Our current plans and members will not be impacted. Basic with Ads complements our existing ad-free Basic, Standard and Premium plans.
"Basic with Ads offers all the features people expect from Netflix’s Basic plan, with a few differences:"
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