200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires

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200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires
forbes.com.au

200,000 users abandon Netflix after crackdown backfires::Aussies have spoken, and the results are not looking good for Netflix. A new report reveals why users are turning to streaming competitors.

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Users =/= Subscribers. Most of these users are probably not paying users so from a financial perspective it does not hurt Netflix to shed them.

Yeah. Blocking password sharing is technically reducing users, since you are blocking sub profiles on subscriber password sharing accounts. Would be curious to see more detailed reporting on subscriber vs user usage.