Netflix has decided to regulate account sharing by making it chargeable for its subscribers. MP LFI wants to table a bill to ban it.
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Dyears a video published on Thursday 1er June on his Twitter account, LFI deputy Louis Boyard explains that he wants to file a law against the ban on Netflix account sharing. “I’m going to introduce a bill to prevent him from doing that. This company that pays so little tax in France will not tax you more. Share your accounts and long live solidarity,” he proclaims.
In this video, he criticizes the approach of the streaming platform, “all the more indecent”, according to him, “as inflation and poverty are exploding in the country”. “The truth is that when there are two or three of you on the same account, you can’t afford to pay for your own account. And young people are a good example of this, ”continues the deputy, who highlights “solidarity” and “popular culture” to justify this bill. Before recalling that Netflix “made more than 1 billion in turnover last year”, but “pays so little tax in France” and refuses to “share its wealth” in the country.
YOU DUM �� @NetflixFR wants to prohibit account sharing?
I’m going to introduce a bill to stop him from doing that.
Poverty is exploding. This company that pays so little tax in France will not tax you more.
Share your accounts and long live solidarity ✌️ pic.twitter.com/hyfMpVuK5H
— Louis Boyard (@LouisBoyard) June 1, 2023
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Netflix announced on Tuesday that users in the United States, France and around 100 other countries around the world will now have to pay extra to share their access codes to the service with people outside their household, as part of its strategy to diversify income. “More than 100 million households share their account, which affects our ability to invest in great movies and TV series,” Netflix said in a statement in February.
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Prices vary by country: American households will now have to pay almost $8 more per month to authorize a guest to use their account. The message indicates the two possible solutions for those who already share their identifiers: they can add an additional subscriber by paying the supplement, or transfer the profile of a person outside the household. This one will have to subscribe its own subscription but will thus preserve its preferences.