TORONTO – Amid ongoing crackdowns on password sharing, Netflix executives have announced they will be rolling out a new prompt inviting users to log into popular torrenting site “The Pirate Bay” every 31 days.
“Our goal, in theory, is to provide a great service for our customers,” said Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos. “And since we aren’t accomplishing that with our content, prices, business model, user interface or the simple ability to share the family Netflix account with little Jean-Luc while he’s away at Queens, the next best option is to simply remind users once per month that there’s a way out and they don’t have to put up with us anymore.”
Netflix users across the country have responded positively to news of the incoming prompt.
“When I first joined Netflix in 2014, I only wanted three things – a site that was cheap, convenient, and had every season of Futurama,” said 32-year-old Winnipeg resident Shane Gilbert. “And I think it’s great that Netflix will now be reminding me of the only website on the internet where those three things are still true.”
Gilbert continued, “If they won’t let us have a third season of The OA, they can at least let us have this.”
46-year-old Kelowna resident Sam Andersen echoed a similar sentiment.
“When I signed up for Netflix ten years ago, I had an expensive cable package full of channels I never watched, and I gave it up to have all my favourite shows in one place for a small monthly fee,” said Andersen. “Now I have an expensive bunch of streaming subscriptions full of original content I never watch, and I’m ready to give it all up to see my favourite shows for the small monthly cost of a decent VPN.”
Netflix have also announced plans to roll out a two-tiered service, where premium users will see BitTorrent links come up right in their search results when they inevitably try to find movies and television shows that Netflix no longer has.
