Netflix users face having account banned if they break three simple rules
16.06.2022 - 17:29
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Netflix is one of the most popular streaming services in the world - with more than 220 million people subscribed.
Each single one of them must abide by three simple rules that are laid out by bosses - including password sharing, using a VPN and creating your own copies on content.
Failure to meet some of these rules could see customers have their accounts locked or banned, the Mirror reports.
In April this year, the streaming giant revealed that it had lost a staggering 200,000 subscribers.
It is likely that the streaming giant will be more strict on the rules over the coming months and years.
Here is everything you need to know about the rules that all Netflix subscribers must know.
One of the biggest problems for Netflix is password sharing - which has always been banned - but millions of users have bypassed the rules. The company were fairly relaxed with the issue but that's now since changed.
One of the reasons could be after losing 200,000 subscribers the company is keen to be seen coming down hard on users who share their passwords with friends and family members.
After seeing a huge subscriber drop for the first time in over 10 years, Netflix is taking the issue far more seriously and clamping down on users who don't have their own accounts.
If you're unfamiliar with what a VPN is, it stands for Virtual Private Network and it allows users to trick websites into thinking they're in a different country.
This means when you're using a VPN and accessing Netflix, users can watch television shows and movies that have been released in other countries before theirs.
Netflix's position on VPN's says: "You may access the Netflix content primarily within the country in which you have established your account and only in