Netflix's crackdown on password sharing with your family has arrived in the UK trends now
Netflix's crackdown on people sharing their account password has arrived in the UK - forcing 'Flix freeloaders to pay their way.
The streaming giant will only allow users to use each other's account if they live in the same household.
The popular binging service - which has more than 230 million subscribers - made the announcement to more than 100 countries this week.
Users will have to splash out on an extra £4.99 a month if they want to let a person they do not live with use their account.
They have not said how they plan to authenticate subscribers' identities or accounts.
The streaming giant will only allow users to use each other's account if they live in the same household
The popular binging service - which has more than 230 million subscribers - made the announcement to more than 100 countries this week
They have not said how they plan to authenticate subscribers' identities or accounts
The news will be delivered in an email to their customers explaining the sharing policies and new features.
The company said: 'A Netflix account is for use by one household. Everyone living in that household can use Netflix wherever they are – at home, on the go, on holiday – and take advantage of new features like Transfer Profile and Manage Access and Devices.
'We recognise that our members have many entertainment choices. It’s why we continue to invest heavily in a wide variety of new films and TV programmes – so whatever your taste, mood or language and whoever you’re watching with, there’s always something satisfying to watch on Netflix.'
And anyone who has already got a separate Netflix profile one someone else's account will be able to transfer their profile to a new membership - that they will then have to pay for.
There will also be new features to help users see who is using their account, and make sure anyone that shouldn't have access is taken off.
The rules will still allow users to take full advantage of the streaming platform when they are on holiday or out and about - but only for people who live in the same house.
The program has already been rolled out in Latin America, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain.
But it has not been met with over-whelming success - losing more than a million
