Netflix to launch major crackdown on password sharing imminently, report claims

Company has been threatening to kick people out of accounts after subscriber growth finally slows

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Netflix is about to launch a major crackdown on password sharing, according to a new report.

The company will introduce new changes that they hope will end password sharing between accounts, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Netflix has long taken a relatively lax approach to people sharing passwords and accounts. Though it has been officially banned in its rules, the company largely permitted accounts to be used in different households and locations.