Current:Home > MarketsHulu is about to crack down on password sharing. Here's what you need to know. -MacroWatch
Hulu is about to crack down on password sharing. Here's what you need to know.
View
Date:2025-04-16 17:43:23
Mooching off your mom’s Hulu account to binge “The Bear”?
Your freeloading days are numbered.
Hulu is cracking down on password sharing. The streaming service on Wednesday sent an email notifying subscribers that it would ban sharing accounts with people outside of their household in March.
The change to the Hulu subscriber agreement is similar to an update to the Disney+ subscriber agreement late last year.
“Unless otherwise permitted by your Service Tier, you may not share your subscription outside of your household,” the streaming platform said.
Hulu defines a household as a “collection of devices associated with your primary personal residence that are used by the individuals who reside therein.”
Binge and bail:How 'serial churners' slash their streaming bills
Netflix was the first to rein in account sharing. The top streaming company has long been aware that its subscribers share passwords and once upon a time encouraged it.
But a decline in subscribers and pressure to boost profits convinced Netflix to lower the boom on the estimated 100 million households that were streaming without paying.
Password sharing crackdown:Here are 8 tips to cut your streaming bill.
Despite fears the crackdown would drive away subscribers, Netflix has notched two straight quarters of subscriber growth.
Disney CEO Bob Iger telegraphed last year that Disney+ and Hulu would follow Netflix’s lead.
“We’re actively exploring ways to address account sharing and the best options for paying subscribers to share their accounts with friends and family,” Iger said in August.
veryGood! (7)
Related
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- Massachusetts State Police must reinstate 7 troopers who refused to be vaccinated, arbitrator says
- Officials approve $990K settlement with utility in 2019 blast that leveled home, injured 5
- Storms spawning tornadoes in America's Heartland head for East Coast: Latest forecast
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Read the Heartwarming Note Taylor Swift Wrote to Alicia Keys’ Son for Attending Eras Tour
- 2 people charged in connection with Morgan Bauer's 2016 disappearance in Georgia
- Extreme heat, the most lethal climate disaster
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- 2 killed, 3 hurt when pleasure boat catches fire in bay south of Los Angeles
Ranking
- Meet the volunteers risking their lives to deliver Christmas gifts to children in Haiti
- Why Roger Goodell's hug of Deshaun Watson was an embarrassment for the NFL
- Rapper Tory Lanez set to be sentenced for shooting and injuring Megan Thee Stallion
- Missing Oregon woman found dead after hiking in the heat in Phoenix
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- 'Down goes Anderson!' Jose Ramirez explains what happened during Guardians-White Sox fight
- Missing Oregon woman found dead after hiking in the heat in Phoenix
- Christmas Tree Shops announces 'last day' sale; closing remaining locations in 16 states
Recommendation
Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
Musk vows to pay legal costs for users who get in trouble at work for their tweets
DeChambeau gets first LIV Golf win in style with a 58 at Greenbrier
Severe storms, unrelenting heat affecting millions in these US states
Mets have visions of grandeur, and a dynasty, with Juan Soto as major catalyst
Indictment ignored, Trump barely a mention, as GOP candidates pitch Iowa voters to challenge him
Niger’s junta shuts airspace, accuses nations of plans to invade as regional deadline passes
26 horses killed in barn fire at riding school in Georgia