The odds are pretty good that you or someone you know shares their Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+ accounts. You might even be the person they’re sharing with. In fact, according to a recent study, 78% of 13 to 24-year-olds have used someone else’s streaming account.
Please read the following article from TechCrunch. Be forewarned that the author overuses the word “moocher” to describe someone who borrows a friend or relative’s account credentials.
https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/05/44-million-u-s-adults-now-use-borrowed-accounts-to-access-streaming-services/Links to an external site.
Outside of your immediate family, have you ever let someone borrow access to your streaming account? Have you ever borrowed access to someone else’s streaming account? Support your answer with additional details.
Please indicate which people in your life you’d feel comfortable sharing your streaming accounts with regardless of whether you currently subscribe to any. Support your answer.
Netflix is now cracking down on password sharing outside of the immediate household. By the time this class is over, Netflix will have rolled out its plan in the US (https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/sharing-your-netflix-password-youll-be-paying-extra-real-soon/Links to an external site.) Would you pay a friend/relative $6-8 a month to share their Netflix account? Support your answer.
Streaming also plays a role in cord cutting (getting rid of cable television) Has your household cut the cord? If so, why? If not, why not?