Disney+ will limit the sharing of accounts, following in the footsteps of Netflix. Users of Hulu, also owned by Disney, have received notifications of this change. Starting March 14, users will not be able to share passwords with friends or family in different homes. This decision comes as Disney+ has faced significant financial losses since its launch in 2019. The company hopes to recoup some of these losses by restricting account sharing. It remains to be seen how effective this move will be, but it is a step in the same direction as Netflix and may help improve the platform’s financial situation.
Disney+ will immediately limit the practice of sharing accounts. This practice is usually a cheap option for using the latest film or series streaming services on the platform.
It’s no longer a secret, in recent years various digital content provider platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and Disney+ have become popular, especially with the practice of sharing accounts with buying and selling systems.
The practice of sharing your own account is a cost-effective option for some people when using these services. This has become increasingly popular lately. However, it doesn’t look like it will last long.
After Netflix previously agreed to limit this practice, now it is Disney+’s turn to take similar steps.
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In fact, the news is that Disney+ will limit account sharing. Although there has been no official announcement, the company has reportedly taken action to address this.
According to reports Gizmochina, a user of Hulu which is also owned by The Walt Disney Company has received an email containing a notification of the account sharing limitation date. From this email, users are restricted from sharing their accounts with other people.
It is true that Hulu is different from Disney+, but what needs to be noted is that both services are under the same umbrella, namely The Walt Disney Company.
Meanwhile, Ars Technica has also asked about this and Disney gave a quite surprising answer. Because, starting March 14, Disney+ users can no longer share their account passwords with friends or family in different homes. Further information will be provided in the near future.
However, users who share Disney+ accounts cannot be identified at this time. However, the service is expected to have a similar system as Netflix, which blocks accounts for connected devices from the same household for a certain period of time.
The decision to implement these restrictions is actually not without reason. Disney+ itself has experienced losses of $11 billion since its launch in November 2019. The platform’s original content is expensive to produce and isn’t as popular as it used to be, so the company has had to make do.
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However, it is still unknown whether this will provide good results or not. At least the company has tried to implement rules similar to Netflix. It is hoped that in the near future there will be information regarding this matter. (FY/IF)
