Netflix requires unique email addresses for each profile to further restrict password sharing
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Ben Lovejoy
Summary
Netflix is intensifying its crackdown on password sharing by introducing a new requirement that each user profile must have a unique email address. This adds another layer to the company's ongoing efforts to limit account sharing among friends and family members who live apart. The article also briefly mentions Amazon being sued over Prime Video ad policies.
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· 2 pulledNetflix has been trying to clamp down on password sharing for years now, and it has just added an additional barrier in the form of a new requirement for each profile to have a unique email address.
A common way to save money on a Netflix subscription is for friends or family members living apart to share a single account, using the profile feature to keep their viewing history and preferences separate.
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