I thought you were shared Hulu Was the account secure? Think again. The streamer has become the latest to rein in password sharing, joining competitors like Netflix and Disney+.
The transmitter sent a message to subscribers this morning in which he outlined updates to his Subscriber Agreementby Deadline. Particular changes included “limitations on sharing your account outside your home and explaining how [they] can evaluate your compliance with these limitations.”
In other words, if you’re using a Hulu account from an ex or parents you no longer live with, your streaming days Bear may be limited.
The updated agreement states that users cannot lend their account to people outside their “household,” defined as “the set of devices associated with their primary personal residence that are used by people residing there,” “unless their residence permits otherwise.” Service level.”
If Hulu discovers that a user has violated its new terms, it “may limit or terminate access” to a user’s account, according to the terms outlined in the message sent to subscribers today.
These changes are now in effect for those who joined Hulu since January 25. For “previous and existing subscribers,” the update will become official on March 14, unless users “priorly acknowledge an in-app notice of these changes.”
Hulu is technically late to the big crackdown on password sharing. The streamer follows Netflix and Disney+, who changed their password-sharing policies last spring and last fall, respectively. Netflix did especially well after the changes went into effect: the platform gained nearly six million new subscribers in the following months.
Disney CEO Bob Iger revealed during a quarterly earnings call last August that the company was “actively exploring ways to address account sharing and the best options for paid subscribers to share their accounts with friends and family.” “, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The beta launch of the “single app experience” combining Hulu and Disney+, both owned by Disney, took place late last year. The app’s combined library is projected to contain one-third of the most popular US titles, according to a Amp Analysis Report published by Deadline in December. According USA today reviewedThe app will be formally launched in March.
