Netflix users are CANCELLING their accounts as the password sharing crackdown is rolled out

Netflix users are not happy following the streaming giant's decision to roll out its password sharing ban. Users have been alerted that their accounts cannot be shared for free outside of their households One person said Netflix is 'trying to treat us like we're children', while another simply tweeted 'the divorce is final' with the hashtag 'Cancel Netflix' The ban comes to 103 countries including the UK, the US, France, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Mexico and Brazil, having been tested first in Peru, Chile and Costa Rica last year. Netflix has certainly changed its tune since tweeting 'Love is sharing a password' back in 2017 'Netflix is about to go the way of Blockbuster': It seems people would rather delete their account than pay for having another person use it People who still want to share an account with someone in a different home have to sign up to 'paid sharing' at a cost of £4.99/month Analysis of Google search data also reveals that online searches for 'cancel Netflix account' rocketed 2,939 per cent in the UK on Wednesday, May 24. Here, Anna is the account holder who pays the monthly cost; the others are just profile holders 'Time to delete Netflix forever': The multi-billion dollar firm said it has to 'invest heavily' in new content to justify the move But until now there's been nothing to stop it being used across multiple homes, even though the Netflix terms of service have long said users of an account must live in the same household. 'Cancel Netflix account' searches skyrocket 2,939 per cent in the UK Analysis of Google search data reveals that online searches for 'Cancel Netflix account' rocketed 2,939 per cent in the UK on May 24, as the streaming giant rolls out its plan to crack down on password sharing.