Netflix gives account holders the ability to kick freeloaders

TL;DR

Netflix has introduced a new account management page called "Manage Access and Devices" that gives users the ability to remove access privileges from specific devices.via its blog on Wednesday, and some of the media takes on it have focused mainly on its role in helping Netflix battle the effect of consensual password sharing on its bottom line.The feature is rolling out not long before Netflix plans to begin charging extra fees to accounts with sub-accounts that are primarily used to access the service outside of the core household.While the new Manage Access and Devices page could be used that way—say, to boot an ex's laptop off your account after a break-up or to remind off-to-college adult kids to pony up for their own accounts—this isn't just about password sharing.For example, you now have a way to clean up after yourself if you stayed at an Airbnb and signed into your Netflix account on the smart TV there but forgot to sign out before you left."

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