Key Points
In July this year, Netflix barred Indian users from sharing their passwords outside of their household..
The popular OTT platform, Disney+, is asking users in Canada not to share their passwords outside their household.. Disney+ stops password sharing for users..
From November 1, users in Canada will no longer be able to share their passwords with those outside their household..
A new section called Account Sharing in the Canadian subscriber agreement reads that the company might start analysing users account usage and if they dont comply with the new instructions, their account might be restricted or terminated...
In its blog post announcing crackdown on password sharing for Indian users, Netflix said, Starting today, we will be sending this email to members who are sharing Netflix outside their household in India..
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