Disney+ is gearing up to make a major change to its service. In a move echoing similar actions by Netflix, Disney+ has announced a crackdown on password sharing. This means that starting in June 2024, users will likely no longer be able to freely share their accounts with friends and family outside of their households.
In an interview on CNBC, Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company plans on “launching our first real foray into password sharing” in June.
Iger says the rollout will start in “just a few countries in a few markets” before expanding to all subscribers in September. Disney’s anti-password sharing rules initially went into effect for new subscribers on January 25th and were rolled out to existing members on March 14th.
Netflix became the first streaming service to crack down on password sharing in 2023, as it began charging users an extra $7.99 per month to add an extra viewer outside their household.
