The Disney Plus password crackdown is coming in September, and I'm fed up of streaming services taking me for a ride

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The Disney Plus password crackdown is coming in September, and I'm fed up of streaming services taking me for a ride

Post by Admin » Fri Aug 09, 2024 4:08 pm

Another day, another dagger in subscribers' hearts

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Well, it's finally happening. After months of predicting when the Disney Plus password crackdown would begin, we finally know when it will: September 2024.

Announced by Disney CEO Bob Iger during the entertainment giant's Q3 2024 earnings call (thanks to The Motley Fool for the transcribed quote below), you'll no longer be able to use your family member or friends' Disney Plus account for free from next month – for anyone reading at the time of writing, anyway – onwards.

"We started our password-sharing initiative in June," Iger told stakeholders on the call. "That kicks in, in earnest, in September."

Initially, Disney said it would forbid account sharing in June, but it turns out...

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