Category: subscribers

Twitter to Charge Users to Secure Accounts via Text Message

Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After March 20, “only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method,” the company said in a tweet. Two-factor authentication, meant to make accounts…


Netflix Customers Could Face Criminal Charges For Sharing Their Password

Netflix customers may soon face criminal charges for sharing their password next year. The popular streaming service is planning to put an end to password sharing beginning in early 2023, according to The Wall Street Journal. Netflix has been exploring ways to crack down on it for some time, and this is the first official notice…


Twitter Will Roll out Long-Awaited Edit Button to Paid Subscribers

Twitter Inc. will launch a widely requested edit button for its paid subscribers in the coming weeks, the social media company said Thursday. For years, Twitter users have demanded the ability to edit their tweets after publishing in order to fix errors like typos. Those requests have led to jokes online that Twitter would rather…


Netflix Said to Be Rapidly Losing Support From Longtime Subscribers

Netflix Inc.’s troubles seem to be running deeper. The streaming giant is reportedly losing the support of its longtime subscribers as it tries to pull out all the stops to turn around its fortunes. What Happened Netflix subscribers who have been with the company for over three years made up 13 percent of those who…


Netflix Shares Loses $50 Billion After First Subscriber Loss in Over 10 Years

Shares of video streaming platform Netflix plunged on April 20 after it announced it lost subscribers for the first time in over a decade, attracting downgrades from multiple investment firms. Netflix announced on Tuesday that it had lost 200,000 members internationally in the first quarter of the year, the first time there has been a…


Analysis: Could Disney Really Cause Netflix to Lose 750,000 UK Subscribers?

A media research analyst is warning that Netflix Inc. could see the defection of as many 750,000 subscribers in the U.K. with the loss of several older U.S. sitcoms and action shows that are owned by Walt Disney Co.. But is this warning accurate in its severity, or is it overlooking several key elements regarding both…


Disney Offers Streaming Service Discount for a Month to Boost Subscribers

Walt Disney Co. said on Monday it was offering a month of Disney+ for $1.99 for a limited period, as the entertainment giant seeks to stem a slowdown in paid user growth at its streaming service. The promotion will begin on Nov. 8 and will be valid for a week through Nov. 14 for new…