From PC Mag: After a delay, Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown begins this quarter in the US.
In a Tuesday letter to investors, Netflix said it's "pleased with the results" of an earlier rollout in four countries," so it's "planning on a broad rollout, including in the US, in Q2."
The company previously said it would start cracking down on password-sharing more broadly in the first quarter. But the streaming giant decided to only impose the restrictions in Canada and a few other markets including New Zealand, Spain, and Portugal.
The crackdown sparked backlash from users in those countries, and prompted some to even cancel their subscriptions. Even so, Netflix says results in Canada, New Zealand, Spain, and Portugal "strengthen[ed] our confidence that we have the right approach.”
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