Netflix has announced plans to broaden its crackdown on password sharing, with a goal of eventually banning the practice.
The streaming giant has said that the initiative will take place in the United States and other countries in the second fiscal quarter - that means April until June - meaning that the ban could be in place as soon as July.
Although the streaming service hasn't specified when and how much it plans on charging UK customers, it has previously stated that it wants to stomp out password sharing in a "broad rollout" across countries.
Right now, subscribers are told they're not supposed to share their passwords - but Netflix hopes to begin enforcing the rule more thoroughly, writes the Mirror.
The company's recent results statement said: "We learn more with each rollout and we've incorporated the latest learnings, which we think will lead to even better results.
"To implement these changes, we shifted out the timing of the broad launch from late Q1 to Q2. We are planning on a broad rollout [of the password sharing crackdown], including in the US, in Q2.
"We're pleased with the most recent launches of paid sharing, and while we could have launched broadly in Q1 [the first three months of 2023], we found opportunities to improve the experience for members."
Netflix has already trialled fees for password sharing in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala. In these countries, users have to pay an extra $2.99 for each "second home" using their account.
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