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Under the new policy, Netflix users will have to pay a fee to share accounts with people outside of their households.
  • Netflix said it has delayed rolling out its paid sharing program to Q2 from Q1.
  • Under the new policy, members will pay a fee to share accounts with people outside of their households.
  • The program has faced backlash from many customers, with Netflix's co-CEO admitting it's an unpopular move.

Netflix has delayed its long-awaited password-sharing crackdown – but it could be coming any day now. 

In its Q1 letter to shareholders timed with its earnings report, Netflix said it "shifted the timing" of the launch of paid sharing to Q2 from late Q1 due to tweaks it made to the program.