A new poll finds that 23% of streaming service password-sharers are using the account of an ex-lover in a trend that some have dubbed “ExFlix.”
The website FandomSpot.com reported in a survey of 5,000 adults who use Netflix, Amazon and other services that 70% use the account of a partner, family member or friend.
Four percent use an employer’s account, and 3% use the account of someone they’ve never met.
The site said it decided to poll users after Netflix announced in March that it would crack down on password-sharing amid an unprecedented decline of subscribers and revenue losses during the first quarter.