Warner Bros. Discovery, formerly HBO Max, is set to crack down on password-sharing on its streaming service, following the lead of Netflix and Disney+. The company aims to disable accounts of violators, with plans for wider implementation in 2025. Roku also faces backlash for its new terms that lock devices until users comply.
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The days of password-sharing on streaming platforms are over. https://t.co/fBo4gjmcs5
The streaming industry's password-sharing crackdown has claimed its next victim — $WBD's Max streaming service. The platform formerly known as HBO Max will begin to restrict the practice later this year, with a wider rollout expected in 2025. https://t.co/D1jHsFhCh0 https://t.co/Ouv4UVCgOY
Roku faces a backlash after it appears to lock devices of users who don't agree to its new Dispute Resolution Terms, asking them to write a letter to opt out (Scharon Harding / Wired) https://t.co/V3k5XJYjP2 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/p2g7WLteHE
Streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ have begun cracking down on password sharing. Here's why they're doing it and what it means. https://t.co/dwHX2Mpn5b
Which streamer will target password sharing next? The former HBO Max appears ready to make its play. https://t.co/Oz2SX2fYmI
Warner Bros. Discovery is the latest company to put an end to password-sharing on its streaming service. https://t.co/kG6hGpOTpo
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Obviously Max is going to stop letting you share passwords soon https://t.co/4PCAqHOr10 https://t.co/7ocgyzn5P9
Max's Password Sharing Crackdown Is Coming This Year https://t.co/7gZpX9DKSC https://t.co/ItsNpeLyD1
Max to Start Cracking Down on Password Sharing, Too https://t.co/t09PY1LLSL
“Disgraceful”: Messy ToS update allegedly locks Roku devices until users give in https://t.co/60dpgILc9A
Warner Bros. Discovery will crack down on password-sharing starting this year, following in the footsteps of Netflix and Disney+. "Obviously Netflix has implemented [that] extremely successfully...[it's] another growth opportunity for us. https://t.co/JN550Ke0PC
Max Will Start Cracking Down on Password-Sharing This Year, Warner Bros. Discovery May Disable Accounts of Violators https://t.co/JN550Ke0PC
Roku’s new terms leave users with few choices https://t.co/e5wslFoskA https://t.co/AQNvi3mrTa
Which streamer will target password sharing next? The former HBO Max appears ready to make its play https://t.co/b88Ot6uaMS