Password sharing is about to be severely restricted by another major streaming service

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Max is going to be the next streamer to take action against password sharing, according to a recent report.

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Since its 2020 launch, Warner Bros.' streaming service has grown in popularity as more people use it to watch both new and old HBO series in addition to a vast library of other films and TV shows.

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After Warner Bros. and Discovery merged in 2022, the service was rebranded to just Max in 2023.

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Up until then, it was immune to Disney Plus's and Netfilx's crackdowns on password sharing.

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Later this year, Max is going to start taking strong action against password sharing, according to Lucas Shaw's Bloomberg newsletter.

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In an effort to increase the streaming service's profitability, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has decided to keep the measure in place until 2025.

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Netflix began implementing efforts to stop users from exchanging passwords in May 2023.

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The gradual distribution of these measures appears to have prevented a widespread outcry, as not all users were impacted simultaneously.

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Disney then adopted a similar strategy, announcing last year that it would begin enforcing its own password sharing laws in 2024.

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The official plan is for the House of Mouse's crackdown to begin this summer.

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