This dad had a very clever way of stopping his kids using his Netflix account
So you know what happens when your kids keep using your Netflix profile and your ‘recommended shows’ ends up full of Power Rangers?
This dad got so sick of it he did this.
Everyone at home kept watching Netflix using my profile. Messed up all my lists and history… so I renamed “Dad” to “Install Windows Updates Now.” Problem solved. pic.twitter.com/33tpvghLCf
— mike angiulo (@mikeangiulo) April 7, 2018
Because lists are important, right? Well, this guy thinks so.
It is truely a violation when they do that. My wife started doing that going "I don't think my account works properly … it just feels like it works better on yours".
So I get loads of updates going, "Hey Mike, you probably want to know about Pretty Little Liars". pic.twitter.com/HyqP3fDx0q
— Mike Talks 💚💚💚 (@TestSheepNZ) April 8, 2018
It prompted lots of other people to share their tips to stop their children doing similar.
Take it a step further. Create another "dad" account that you never touch. That'll be the decoy.
— Zimms (@SpaceInvaderZim) April 8, 2018
Another solution… Name your profile "Delete Netflix Account."
— Brian Chandler (@bgchandler) April 8, 2018
Protip: Help your girls choose a cooler icon and they will click it. : )
— Russell Ballestrini (@RussellBal) April 8, 2018
Change your username to "Pay $19.90". Infallible
— lucasleite (@lucasleite) April 8, 2018
Thanks 4 the tip. Just changed mine to "Remove Profile" 🙂
— IMF ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@IMFonzie) April 8, 2018
Except not everyone thought it was foolproof.
Very sure Sophie, Emma, Emily, and Mom know that Netflix doesn't do windows updates. 😂
— శారద/Sharada (@suitcaseindian) April 8, 2018
Don’t know about Mike’s household but this trick would actually work on a looooooot of users
— Charity Shi (@UXcomplainer) April 8, 2018
And then there’s this timeless classic which probably isn’t fooling anyone anymore …
Nobody messes with my WiFi pic.twitter.com/xg19ijOlYi
— Sonny Romeo (@slickksonny) April 8, 2018
Except the reply that really got people thinking was this one.
I don’t watch Netflix. I am nerd that watched the documentaries in my daughter’s account. I don’t watch horror. I just Twitter now.I don’t hurt my kids or affect their profile. My husband inhales documentaries now. He tells me what I need to know. I let him talk to feel empowered
— Marilyn (@mernino2k2) April 8, 2018
I did that for my sister Susan too. She built her confidence up. She forgot that I knew 3/4 of what she was telling me already. I used to print off articles when kids were younger then read them when kids were on the computer. I have read so much that I’ve stoped for a while now.
— Marilyn (@mernino2k2) April 8, 2018
Wow
— Jack Preston (@unwttng) April 8, 2018
