US EditionYouTube Is Pausing Premium Family Plans if You Aren't Watching From the Same Address
YouTube is pausing Premium Family plan benefits for members not residing with the plan manager, enforcing its policy to limit sharing outside single households.
- YouTube is suspending Premium Family memberships for users who are not residing at the same address as the account holder managing the family plan.
- This enforcement follows a policy requiring all family plan members to share the same residential address since 2023.
- YouTube sends email warnings and runs a monthly check to detect users accessing the service from different locations under the same family plan.
- Affected users receive a 14 to 15-day pause notice, losing Premium features but retaining ad-supported access and family group membership.
- This crackdown aligns YouTube with other streaming services that restricted account sharing, aiming to reduce unauthorized use and increase subscriptions.
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