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Max Password Sharing Crackdown Is Coming (www.thewrap.com)
submitted 8 months ago by GreenEngineering3475 to c/technology
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Max's paid sharing initiative will launch later this year, with a broader rollout in 2025. Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max will join competitors Netflix and Disney+ in cracking down on password sharing.

Enshittification continues.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Max is not shorthand for HBO Max.

[–] GreenEngineering3475 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

By getting rid of HBO content and adding a bunch of trash that each lowered the value I'd be willing to pay vs not existing, and replacing it with an app that looked identical but didn't work.

I canceled my subscription the same day after having it constantly for a couple years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I believe they changed it to just Max (because heaven forbid they keep the same name for more than 18 months)