YOUTUBE is following in the footsteps of Netflix by crackdown on a common money-saving loophole.

Users have reportedly started receiving emails warning them that failure to comply could see their membership being "paused".

YouTube Premium is a popular paid bonus for those who want to watch videos without ads, as well as accessing higher quality.

Much like Netflix, there are options to allow account sharing - but you're only supposed to use it with those in your household .

A YouTube Premium Family plan costs £20 / $23 and allows an extra five people to access the same benefits.

YouTube hasn't really enforced the rules on users having to live in the same household until now.

Subscribers have started receiving emails warning them that Google's systems are able to detect if every user

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