Sharing HBO Max with a friend? Network plans to crack down starting next month

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• HBO Max intends to aggressively crack down on password sharing. The streaming service, which has given users the option to pay an additional $8 per month to share passwords outside the home will begin to make that fee mandatory starting in September.

The watch party is over for people who have been freeloading on their subscription to HBO Max.