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[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 49 points 4 months ago (13 children)

Netflix removing subscribers. What is their plan, zero subscribers?

Is it opposite day?

[–] _sideffect@lemmy.world 57 points 4 months ago (9 children)

They've tested the waters, and people will most probably wind up staying, as their password crackdown demonstrated.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (7 children)

Do you have any data that shows Netflix didn’t lose subscribers in markets where they cracked down on password sharing? I keep seeing people saying this is the case, but all the news stories I’ve read say that Netflix is only adding subscribers in the cheaper markets (like India and South America).

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

This is public record due to their financial reporting obligations as public company, but their password sharing crackdown resulted in not insignificant amounts of new subscribers.

Or at least, there was meaningful growth that occurred in time periods that aligned with those policies going into effect.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/business/netflix-password-sharing-results/index.html

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