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Sunshine (she/her) to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months ago

Max Planning to Crack Down on Password Sharing

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Max Planning to Crack Down on Password Sharing

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Sunshine (she/her) to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months ago
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Max, the streaming service previously known as HBO Max, is cracking down on password sharing in the coming months, reports The Verge. During an...
  • @RangerJosie@lemmy.world
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    6•7 months ago

    I don’t know the name of the practice. But I already do the buy for just 1 month thing when they’ve got something I really wanna watch.

    Right now I’m waiting for Bleach to finish so I can get a month of Hulu so I can watch that and the new Futurama.

    They don’t deserve a concurrent monthly payment. And I’m happy as hell to deny one to them.

    • SeaJ
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      8•7 months ago

      The term is subscription hopping.

      • @reddig33@lemmy.world
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        4•7 months ago

        Also called churning.

        • @deranger@sh.itjust.works
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          7 months ago

          I thought that was exploiting credit card/savings account rewards by bouncing from card to card, as in /r/churning.

          • @reddig33@lemmy.world
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            3•7 months ago

            Both can be true.

      • @RangerJosie@lemmy.world
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        1•7 months ago

        Thank you Sir or Madam.

    • sunzu2
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      Yeah but they now got you working OT managing your subs… I am not willing to do that.

      • @RangerJosie@lemmy.world
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        2•7 months ago

        I am.

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