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Netflix Password Sharing Ironic Old Tweet Meme

This meme is a two-panel collage. The top panel shows a verified public tweet posted by the official Netflix account on March 10, 2017, which reads 'Love is sharing a password.' The bottom panel uses a reaction shot of the character John Diggle from the live-action TV series Arrow, with a subtitle that says 'Obviously, this particular comment didn't age too well.' The meme jokes about the extreme irony of Netflix's 2017 message, as the streaming service later rolled out strict policies cracking down on password sharing between non-household members, contradicting their earlier casual, friendly stance on the practice.
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Love is sharing a password.

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Obviously, this particular comment didn't age too well.

Overview

This meme is a two-panel collage. The top panel shows a verified public tweet posted by the official Netflix account on March 10, 2017, which reads 'Love is sharing a password.' The bottom panel uses a reaction shot of the character John Diggle from the live-action TV series Arrow, with a subtitle that says 'Obviously, this particular comment didn't age too well.' The meme jokes about the extreme irony of Netflix's 2017 message, as the streaming service later rolled out strict policies cracking down on password sharing between non-household members, contradicting their earlier casual, friendly stance on the practice.

Origin notes

The top panel is sourced from a real public tweet posted by the official @netflix account on Twitter (now rebranded as X) on March 10, 2017. The bottom reaction image is a clip from the CW series Arrow, featuring character John Diggle played by actor David Ramsey. This meme was first created and widely circulated on social media platforms including X and Reddit beginning around 2022, when Netflix first announced its plans to restrict password sharing across different households, leading to widespread public backlash and mockery of the company's reversed position.

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