Netflix has officially begun its plan to make users pay extra for password sharing

The Netflix logo is displayed on the company's website on Feb. 2, 2023, in New York. Netflix on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S., its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service amid a slowdown in growth. (Richard Drew/AP)

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Netflix is rolling out its crackdown on password sharing, more than a year after the pivot was first announced.

The streaming company is limiting password sharing to people living in the same household. Account holders can add more people outside of the household for an extra $7.99 a month, or they can use the “transfer profile” feature to prompt extra users to make their own accounts that they pay for, Netflix said Tuesday.

Netflix said out-of-household users should have begun receiving emails about the change Tuesday.