A court in Rome has declared Netflix’s subscription price increases in Italy between 2017 and early 2024 illegal, ruling they violated the nation’s consumer protection code. The decision, resulting from a challenge by advocacy group Movimento Consumatori, found the company failed to provide valid justification for the hikes. Netflix must now revert fees to pre-2017 levels and reimburse its approximately 5.4 million Italian users. Long-term Premium subscribers could be eligible for refunds of up to €500. Read the full story at Fortune (subscription).
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