Disney+ has rolled out its Paid Sharing capability, in a move to crack down on password sharing.
“These features and capabilities are now available in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region after launching in select markets over the summer,” the streamer announced in a blog post.
“Your Disney+ subscription is meant to be used within your Household, which is a collection of devices associated with your primary personal residence that are used by the individuals who reside there,” it continued. “But what about people outside of your Household? They will need to sign up and pay for their own subscription or be added as an Extra Member to your account for an additional monthly fee to continue enjoying Disney+.”
In Australia adding an Extra Member profile costs $7.99 per month.
Subscribers who travel will see the message “This TV doesn’t seem to be part of the Household for this account”, you can mark yourself as I’M AWAY FROM HOME, or select UPDATE HOUSEHOLD if you’ve recently moved and need to reset the Household location for your Disney+ subscription. These selections will require a one-time passcode that’s sent to the email address associated with the account.”
Those who are considered to be abusing the system will note the User Agreement includes the updated terms, “We may, in our sole discretion, analyze the use of your account to determine compliance with this Agreement. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have violated this Agreement, we may limit or terminate access to the Service and / or take any other steps as permitted by this Agreement.”
The crackdown follows earlier steps taken by Netflix to prevent pawword sharing.
It comes amid reports of 300 staff layoffs across Disney’s corporate operations, including legal, HR, finance and communications.
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