Max has officially become the latest streaming service to crack down on password sharing. Parent company Warner Bros. Discovery announced details of the new “Extra Member Add-On” feature on Tuesday, April 22nd. A primary subscriber […]
Who is ready for more password-sharing crackdowns? I know they are my favorite thing. In a streaming landscape filled with price increases, ads, and more, the password-sharing crackdowns still feel like the most egregious overtures […]
YouTube has announced that it’s going to begin cracking down on “clickbait” titles and thumbnails on videos, starting with a rollout of the policy in India. The Google-owned video platform has continued to make changes […]
Disney+ has officially launched its password sharing crackdown by rolling out a “paid sharing program.” Much like Netflix, Disney+ has classified any user outside of a designated household as an “extra member” who can be […]
Just when you thought streaming had taken a little break from its shenanigans, you know, aside from the usual price increases and the like, it rears its head to remind you. Nope, things are still […]
G0OGLE is launching a fresh crackdown on a popular trick used to avoid ads on YouTube. The search engine giant will now block you from watching videos if you break the rule. 1 Google is […]
Remember when the words “password sharing crackdown” weren’t a part of our vocabulary as a meaningful phrase? If it seems like just yesterday, it’s because it was. We first heard the term almost exactly two […]
Of all the streaming shenanigans that have come to pass in recent history, password-sharing crackdowns seem like the most unfair ( and, sadly, one of the most effective) tactics of them all. Yes, someone has […]
After many years of insisting that its platform would remain ad-free, Netflix’s ad tier launched a year ago. At the same time, Netflix also put significant efforts into its password-sharing crackdown, another long-time facet of […]
This past May, Netflix axed its password sharing policy, limiting accounts to individual households. The move was widely criticized for many practical reasons, but for me, the policy meant the end of one of the […]
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Netflix is about to kick your best friend off your account — unless you pay for them to share your account, that is. On Tuesday, Netflix revealed the […]
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix is pushing back its plans to crack down on password sharing in the US until sometime before July. In an earnings report released on Tuesday, the streamer […]
An aerial shot of the University of Texas at Austin, where a TikTok ban has gone into effect. Photo Credit: Chirag Tripathi With a number of governors having banned TikTok on state devices due to […]
Several buildings on the University of Oklahoma campus. Photo Credit: Nicholas Benson After a number of states prohibited government employees from using TikTok due to security concerns – and as Congress weighs a similar measure […]
After Ticketmaster fumbled its sales of Taylor Swift’s Eras stadium tour tickets earlier this month, the company blamed “bot attacks” and fans for the meltdown. Now members of Congress are asking the Federal Trade Commission […]
NMPA president and CEO David Israelite. The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has officially taken aim at about 100 apps that it says are using unlicensed music – in addition to sending “formal notices” to […]
Hong Kong CNN Business — Tencent’s stock suffered a sharp drop after the company reported its slowest-ever growth thanks to a bruising crackdown by China on the country’s tech sector. Shares in the Chinese social […]
CNN Business — A digital Iron Curtain may be descending on Russia, as President Vladimir Putin struggles to control the narrative about his war in Ukraine. The Kremlin has already moved to block Facebook and […]
Shared from www.cnn.com Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs seized three NFTs after investigating an attempt to defraud the public coffers of 1.4 million pounds ($1.9 million). Around 5,000 pounds worth of other crypto assets were […]