Netflix has begun sending emails to Irish customers who are sharing their accounts with people "outside their household", the company has said.
The streaming giant has said that a Netflix account is "for use by one household" and those wanting to share theirs must pay €4.99 extra to do so.
The news comes after the company, which has lost subscribers amid stiffer competition and rising inflation, began a crackdown on account sharing last year in countries including Chile, Costa Rica and Peru.
It rolled out the extra member subscription in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain in February.
On Tuesday, Netflix posted a statement online that read: "Starting today, we will be sending this email to members who are sharing Netflix outside their household in Ireland.
"A Netflix account is for use by one household.
"Everyone living in that household can use Netflix wherever they are – at home, on the go, on holiday – and take advantage of new features like Transfer Profile and Manage Access and Devices.
"We recognise that our members have many entertainment choices.
"It's why we continue to invest heavily in a wide variety of new films and TV programmes – so whatever your taste, mood or language or whoever you're watching with, there's always something satisfying to watch on Netflix.
An attached screenshot of the email details the ways customers can share their accounts.
These include allowing users to "transfer a profile" to a "new membership that they pay for" or buying an extra member for the price of €4.99 extra per month.
Netflix has changed its tune since joking on Twitter that "Love is sharing a password" as it was quickly expanding in Ireland and the UK in 2017.
Source: Press Association
