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Disney Plus announces crackdown on password sharing in Canada

Headline from WHEC Rochester, on the newest of 2 developments

Password-sharing crackdowns are becoming more and more common in the streaming world today. And Disney Plus is following suit. In an email sent to users in Canada, Disney announced upcoming restrictions on Canadian subscribers’ ability to share login credentials outside of their household — set to g…

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Developments in this update

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  1. Disney+ started its own password-sharing crackdown this week

    Headline from BGR ·

  2. Newest

    Disney Plus announces crackdown on password sharing in Canada

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

Reports & sources

9 articles, oldest first.

  1. BGR

    Disney+ started its own password-sharing crackdown this week (opens BGR)

    Published

    BGR's feed description

    Disney+ gets a head start on its password-sharing crackdown as new rules in Canada will go into effect on November 1.

  2. Engadget

    Disney+ is getting strict about password sharing, starting in Canada (opens Engadget)

    Published

    Engadget's feed description

    Disney+ sent an email to users in Canada notifying them of updates to the Subscriber Agreement, which now specifies that members cannot share accounts with anyone outside their households.

  3. CNET

    Disney Plus Password Sharing Crackdown to Begin Nov. 1 (opens CNET)

    Published

    CNET's feed description

    Canadians will be the first to experience the extra charges.

  4. WHEC Rochester

    Disney Plus announces crackdown on password sharing in Canada (opens WHEC Rochester)

    Published

    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Password-sharing crackdowns are becoming more and more common in the streaming world today. And Disney Plus is following suit. In an email sent to users in Canada, Disney announced upcoming restrictions on Canadian subscribers’ ability to share login credentials outside of their household — set to g…

  5. FOX Business

    Disney+ password-sharing crackdown reportedly coming soon (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    Disney has updated the terms of its streaming service for Canadian subscribers, prohibiting the sharing of passwords with other households starting in November.

  6. Polygon

    Disney Plus is starting its own password-sharing crackdown (opens Polygon)

    Published

    Polygon's feed description

    Sharing your Disney Plus account with friends and family is about to get a lot harder

  7. Digital Trends

    Disney+ to begin crackdown on password sharing (opens Digital Trends)

    Published

    Digital Trends's feed description

    Disney+ is following in the footsteps of rival streaming service Netflix and is about to get tough with those sharing passwords.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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