Google has begun to crack down on YouTube Premium password sharing.
As reported by Android Police, Premium Family subscribers are receiving emails about letting people who don’t live in the same household access their accounts.
“Your YouTube Premium family membership requires all members to be in the same household as the family manager. It appears you may not be in the same household as your family manager, and your membership will be paused in 14 days,” reads the message. “Once your access is paused, you will remain in your family group and be able to watch YouTube with ads, but will no longer have YouTube Premium benefits. If you believe this was an error, please contact us to confirm eligibility and maintain access.”
For $22.99/month, Premium Family can be shared with up to five other family members, and it also includes YouTube Music Premium. While YouTube’s terms of service have always stated that people need to be in the same household to share accounts, it’s only now starting to actively crack down on it. This is similar to what the likes of Netflix and Disney+ have also done in the streaming space.
Something those services offer, however, is the option to pay a fee — less than what a full subscription would cost — to add people outside of your household onto your membership. It remains to be seen whether YouTube may start offering something similar.
Source: Android Police
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