Netflix’s long-planned password-sharing crackdown has finally hit the United States and millions of users have now been locked out of accounts they used to share.

Anyone that shared their Netflix account across multiple households – and therefore multiple IP addresses, has been sent an email confirming the new policy has restricted their account.

Netflix’s new user policy requires any subsequent “households” and/or users have to pay another $7.99 a month to get access to the same account as before the new policy.

Here’s the full message from Netflix:

Your Netflix account is for you and the people you live with — your household.

You can easily watch Netflix on the go and when you travel — either on your personal devices or a TV at a hotel or vacation home.

To control how your account is used, you can:

• Check who’s using your Netflix. Review which devices are signed in to your account. Sign out of devices that shouldn’t have access and consider changing your password.

If you want to share Netflix with someone outside of your household, you can use these features:

• Transfer a profile. Anyone on your account can transfer a profile to a new membership that they pay for.
• Buy an extra member. You can share your Netflix account with someone who doesn’t live with you for $7.99/month more.

We know you might have questions. Our Help Center has detailed information for you.

Thank you for choosing Netflix. We appreciate your membership and we look forward to bringing you more great TV shows and movies.

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