After Netflix, Disney is cracking down on password sharing | TechCrunch
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Disney is preparing to crack down on password sharing on its streaming services after Netflix made a similar move a few months ago.

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  • carly™@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    "Surely all the people who share subscriptions because they can't all afford 25 streaming services will each get their own accounts if we block password sharing, as opposed to just not using our services any more!"

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zip
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      1 year ago

      That was what people said and then did the opposite.

      "Netflix added 5.9 million new subscribers in the last three months – almost three times as many as analysts expected – after clamping down on households that were sharing their passwords."

      Source: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/jul/19/netflix-subscriber-growth-password-sharing