Max Streaming Password Crackdown: $8 Extra Member Fee Rollout Begins

Max Is the Latest Streamer to Add an Extra Member Feature to Get You to Stop Sharing Your Password

There are fewer and fewer places for streaming freeloaders to escape to. Max followed in the footsteps of both Netflix and Disney+ and introduced an Extra Member Add-On feature. It’s the fancy, PR-friendly way of saying Max is finally cracking down on password sharing and wants you to pay extra if you’re mooching off someone else’s account. The Max feature is being launched today, April 22, for an additional $7.99/month and includes the ability …

Warner Bros. Discovery starts Max password-sharing crackdown

Priced at $7.99 a month, the friend or family member of the primary account owner gets their own stand-alone account under the same subscription.

Max Follows Netflix’s Lead, Debuts “Extra Member Add-On” In Bid To Curb Password Sharing

Warner Bros. Discovery has followed Netflix’s lead and debuted an “extra member add-on” feature on its flagship streaming service Max. The long-expected initiative is designed to stem the effects of password sharing and generate incremental revenue. The new option, which costs $7.99 a month, also lets a subscriber transfer an adult profile to the extra member account. Only one add-on is allowed per account. The extra member can stream from o…

Max Streaming Password Crackdown: $8 Extra Member Fee Rollout Begins

The streaming service will allow members to add only one extra user.

Max Starts Selling ‘Extra Member’ Accounts, as Warner Bros. Discovery Follows Netflix’s Lead in Cracking Down on Password-Sharing

Warner Bros. Discovery is hoping to scour up additional revenue from Max subscribers who have been piggybacking off of someone else’s account. On Tuesday, Max launched the Extra Member Add-On feature in the U.S., priced at $7.99/month. That lets a primary account owner to share their Max account by inviting a friend or family member outside of their household to create a separate, standalone account with an adult profile under the same subscri…

Max Follows Netflix With an Extra Member Option

Max is rolling out an add-on options for members outside of the household, just like Netflix did following its password-sharing crackdown.