Max cracks down on password sharing with $8 fee for extra members outside the household

HBO Max is the latest streaming service to crack down on password sharing, introducing an $8 monthly fee for each additional member outside the household, regardless of the main account’s subscription tier. This move follows similar steps by Netflix and Disney+, aiming to limit account sharing across different households. The fee applies to all subscription plans, and extra members will have their own accounts, limited to streaming on one device at a time.

These members will still have the full benefits of the plan, including video quality and offline downloads. The platform has also launched a profile transfer feature, allowing new members to import their watch history and preferences. While these new rules take effect, live sports and news content remain temporarily free to stream.

Plans to introduce this new policy were first reported a year ago, and it's also worth noting that, for now, each subscription is limited to just one additional member.