Tons of young people still share streaming passwords despite Hollywood's crackdown

Jul 1 2025 by Business Insider

 
Young people are hooked on shows like "Love Island UK," but many aren't paying to watch them.

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If you're under 30, there's a good chance you're borrowing someone's streaming service password.A Pew survey shows many streaming moochers are hiding, despite crackdowns from Netflix and Disney.This means there are tons of freeloaders left for major media companies to target.

Young people are avoiding the streaming password-sharing crackdown — so far.

For Hollywood, that's both an annoyance and an...

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