We know, we know. You were probably just getting used to calling it HBO Max again.

But here comes the streaming world’s most tumultuous service with another huge change. This time, they’re coming for password sharing.

In a quarterly earnings call, JB Perrette , the head of streaming and gaming at Warner Bros. Discovery, announced that the company would be taking a more aggressive tack in dealing with password sharing. Perrette said the initiative would target “who’s a legitimate user who may not be a legitimate user.”

What this means is that the service will be monitoring information like device IDs and IP addresses to determine when an account is being shared outside the boundaries of one’s household. When the service uncovers instances of this, it will prompt those outside to pay

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