Hulu begins cracking down on password sharing

Bad news in case you’re nonetheless mooching Hulu out of your dad and mom, or perhaps your good friend, and even an ex — you’re quickly going to need to pay up.

Hulu is cracking down on password sharing, following comparable strikes by Disney+ and Netflix.

“We’re adding limitations on sharing your account outside of your household, and explaining how we may assess your compliance with these limitations,” Hulu mentioned in an electronic mail to its streaming subscribers Wednesday. “Unless otherwise permitted by your service tier, you may not share your subscription outside of your household,” which Hulu outlined as a subscriber’s major private residence.

“We may, in our sole discretion, analyze the use of your account to determine compliance with this agreement,” Hulu added. “If we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have violated this agreement, we may limit or terminate access to the service.”

Hulu mentioned its new subscriber-agreement phrases took impact Jan. 25 for brand spanking new subscribers, and can develop into efficient March 14 for current subscribers.

The Walt Disney Co.
DIS,
-0.92%,
which owns Hulu, began cracking down on password sharing on Disney+ accounts in December. Chief Executive Bob Iger warned final August {that a} crackdown was within the works.

Netflix Inc.
NFLX,
+0.22%
tightened its password-sharing guidelines final yr, and noticed quick advantages, within the type of vital subscriber development within the final two quarters of 2024.

Source web site: www.marketwatch.com

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