Netflix starts charging a fee for those who share the account, but it still doesn’t include

Netflix announced on Monday (18) that it will charge users in five Latin American countries who access their accounts in more than one household, according to a statement released by the streaming company.

The company’s customers in Argentina, Dominican Republic, Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala who want to use the service in more than one home will have to pay an additional amount between US$ 1.70 and US$ 2.99 (R$ 9.12 and R$ 16.04, at the current exchange rate), depending on the country. The service can be used in one to three additional houses depending on the type of subscription.

According to the company, access during travel via tablet, notebook or cell phone will be possible.

“We are carefully exploring different ways for people who want to share their accounts to pay a little extra,” Netflix said in a statement.

In March of this year, the company launched a subscription membership feature in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru. “Starting next month, we will launch an alternative to add residence in Argentina, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras,” the company said.

Sought in Brazil, Netflix only stated that “Brazil is not included among the countries where the rule [de moradia extra] will be adopted” and referred to the statement from the headquarters in the United States.

According to digital media analytics firm Similarweb, Netflix has lost nearly 25% of its streaming traffic to other content platforms over the past three years.

Netflix’s cancellation rate has continued to rise since it first lost customers a decade ago. In April, more than 1.7 million subscriptions were canceled, according to the platform.

However, the pace of subscriber loss slowed for the rest of the second quarter, with 1.6 million cancellations in May and 1.3 million in June, according to Similarweb, something that could be related to the release of the fourth season of “Stranger Things”. ” in May.

Netflix is ​​expected to release second-quarter results on Tuesday (19). The company told investors it could see a loss of 2 million subscribers in the period.