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Netflix says people just kind of rolled over and accepted the password sharing crackdown (www.avclub.com)
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Netflix says people just kind of rolled over and accepted the password sharing crackdown::Netflix subscriptions are up almost 6 million this quarter, suggesting we're all just too exhausted to fight this stuff

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[โ€“] mindbleach@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If she's on your account, in another state, you were not cracked down.

But that highlights the spin these companies exploit through inconsistent or partial abuse. Like every Chrome or Windows update where someone can say 'just jump through hoops X Y and Z' or 'it still works on my machine.' The impact is softened and the backlash is robbed of momentum. Six months later the problem is enforced mercilessly, but all the Google results are outdated excuses and confusion.

[โ€“] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

So are you saying I could still log in and use Netflix on my laptop? I haven't tried out of fear of messing something up.