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200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires (www.forbes.com.au)

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200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires::Aussies have spoken, and the results are not looking good for Netflix. A new report reveals why users are turning to streaming competitors.

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[–] [email protected] 379 points 1 year ago (46 children)

This article is specifically about Australia. Globally, Netflix added 5.9 million subscribers after their password-sharing crackdown.

I hate to say it, but the crackdown worked exactly as intended.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66240390

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

wow, surprising in a way but i guess people just want easy access to content to binge

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It costs less to add a household than it does to have two subscriptions. Netflix was at least somewhat smart about it.

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