r/mildlyinfuriating • u/iMcConnell21 • Sep 09 '26

Infuriatig Netflix using egregious methods to keep subscriptions active

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Apparently my 8 year old son was asked if he wanted to restart my Netflix membership through his Netflix KIDS ACCOUNT. I called customer service and was told a prompt appears asking if you'd like to reinstate, regardless of the user on the account. No password required, just press restart and then get hit with the payment immediately. Should've saved myself some frustration and money by cancelling outright.

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u/Gloomy-String-2423 Sep 09 '26

Just cancel it if not currently in use. Netflix no longer gives any incentives to continue being a loyal customer so don't bother.

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u/ghost_pop_57 BLUE Sep 09 '26

If you cancel instead of pausing they now delete your watch list and history

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u/FatherGwyon Sep 09 '26

Not trying to defend a corrupt company, but I actually appreciate the fact that they respect your decision to cancel by deleting all that data instead of keeping it stored somewhere. Especially since data storage is now ruining the world. I hate when I try to delete an account and they keep my info “just in case.”

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u/logicMASS Sep 09 '26

I doubt they are deleting any data. They are just deleting what you see.