Italian court rules Netflix price-hike clauses are void, orders refunds


FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the Netflix logo on one of their buildings in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, December 8, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole//File Photo

MILAN, April 3 (Reuters) - A Rome court ⁠has ruled as unlawful price increases imposed by Netflix on its Italian subscribers ⁠over the last seven years, and has ordered the U.S. media giant to ‌reimburse them, a consumer association said on Friday.

Consumer group Movimento Consumatori said in a statement that the court had upheld its lawsuit against Netflix Italia and deemed unfair clauses that allowed subscription price increases from 2017 to January ​2024.

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