Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this week
arstechnica.com
Roku users will be hit first.

Plex is starting to enforce its new rules, which prevent users from remotely accessing a personal media server without a subscription fee.

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  • Kairos@lemmy.todayEnglish
    51·
    15 hours ago

    Only old accounts are grandfathered into this for sharing libraries to other plex accounts.

    • nixon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

      When did/does the grandfathering period end?

      I hadn’t heard that aspect of it before and would like to know more.

      Thank you for the info!

      • Kairos@lemmy.todayEnglish
        1·
        4 hours ago

        I don’t know maybe 2023?

        And the account had to have a Plex pass at the time.

        • nixon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          3 hours ago

          Ok, if you find any info on that please post it. I’m going to be on the look out for it and do the same if I find it.

          I’ve had a plex pass since before 2023 so this doesn’t affect me either way.

          But 2023 doesn’t sound right for when the grandfathering ended. I do not doubt that there is an end date for grandfathering but for that to have happened in 2023 sounds punitive towards their users and not a good long term strategy.

          Sure, enshittification and all that. I don’t doubt greed is the motive but they had to have known by ending grandfathering 2 years before implementing a policy like this would stir a user revolt and strengthen their competition. Especially with all the increased enshittification they have pushed out over those 2 years.