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Written by Ali Pardiwala | Updated: 20 July 2023 08:56 IST

Netflix to Start Restrictions on and Sharing in India

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Highlights

Netflix begun restricting sharing earlier this year
The restrictions will now apply to India as well
s outside a primary household will need a separate

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Netflix has announced that it is bringing restrictions on and sharing to its base in India from July 20 onwards. The streaming service, which has long viewed and sharing as a loss in potential revenue, took over 100 countries in May. s in India who are using Netflix s in different households will initially receive an email detailing the steps to be taken with regard to usage.

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The announcement of the new restrictions came via Netflix early on Thursday July 20, specifically pertaining to the service's India operations. As per the update, Netflix will initially send out emails to s who are using the same Netflix outside of a single household, pointing out that a single is meant to be used just one household. s outside the household of the primary member will be asked to transfer their profile to a fresh and subscription.

In India, Netflix's relatively free hand has allowed s to use a single Netflix across multiple households and s; this can help to potentially split the subscription fee across a group that may not be within the same household, such as a group of friends or relatives. These new restrictions will make usage for those s a lot more complicated to start with, and could eventually lead to more straightforward steps as well.

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As detailed in our post on how Netflix hopes to enforce its restrictions on and sharing, the service will make it increasingly complicated for s outside the primary household to use a Netflix . This involves the need to enter verifications codes for access for up to seven days, or connecting to a Wi-Fi network in their primary location at least once every 31 days.

Netflix can, of course, be used when traveling, and the company seems to have the means to not create hassles for primary household s who might want to use their Netflix s away from home. The company states that it verifies devices in a household by tracking IP addresses, device IDs, and activity from devices signed into the Netflix .

While s in India are being asked to transfer existing profiles to new paid hips entirely, Netflix rolled out paid sharing in May across various regions as well, although there's no word if any specific new options related to paid sharing will be available to s in India.

Netflix subscription plans in India start at Rs. 149 per month for the Mobile plan which only works on portable devices, going up to Rs. 649 per month for the plan which offers access to Ultra-HD content on up to four devices at a time across mobile, televisions, computers, and streaming devices. It's worth pointing out here that s can have multiple profiles on any plan, and restrictions are only on the amount of devices watching Netflix simultaneously.

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