#Disney password sharing

[awakefor48hours]

I hate you streaming services. I hate you anti password methods. I hate you sudden cancellation of good shows to mass produce low quality shows.

[flythesail]

I'm so tired of the way tv is working right now. And it's not working. Seasons are getting shorter, and shows are canceled before they even get a chance to prove themselves. Shows with new concepts often get the worst of it, and it just makes me so sad to think of all the fantastic stories we're losing because of a system that prioritizes profit over the art itself. I want to live with these characters over years. Get to know them and grow with them and not watch as their stories are crammed into six episodes or even worse, go entirely unfinished.

[medicinemane]

It's amazing how quickly you can make someone turn on your company by making a stupid and insulting move

Force me to go through the front door and scan my card when I have backdoor business that never needed a card before (what? ...I was going to somehow... sneak in and... purchase things with a borrowed card? ...which I totally can't do from the front door after scanning it?)

Or like... twitterify your layout right after your users give you a bunch of money just cause they like you, and then refuse to walk it back

...or all the other things companies do that just kinda piss people off and then they refuse to acknowledge maybe it sucks and is stupid cause "hey, the customers didn't leave"... yeah... yet

[xxfrizzyxx]

It’s funny ‘cause if you ask anyone why they pirate stuff they’ll probably say “Because I can’t get access to it otherwise” or “Because I can’t afford another streaming service” or even “Because I don’t wanna support the shitbags who made it” and they’d still come down on password sharing instead of fixing those problems

[headlinehorizon]

Disney+ to Crack Down on Password-Sharing in Canada: Latest News

https://headlinehorizon.com/Business/Markets/744

According to a new report, The Walt Disney Company's streaming service, Disney+, is set to implement restrictions on account sharing in Canada beginning November 1. This move comes as part of their efforts to combat password-sharing and ensure fair usage of the service. Catch up on the headline horizon with the latest news on Disney+'s crackdown.

[caramel-mousse]

Theres caravan palace in stranger worlds

[taniushka12]

i never finished watching dd (the third season was Not Good) but from time to time I remember how much I love the first season and also the main three (and how much I shipped matt and foggy and also foggy and karen) and ots like ough....... maybe I should come back....

[chromegnomes]

the most frustrating thing about AI Art from a Discourse perspective is that the actual violation involved is pretty nebulous

like, the guys "laundering" specific artists' styles through AI models to mimic them for profit know exactly what they're doing, and it's extremely gross

but we cannot establish "my work was scraped from the public internet and used as part of a dataset for teaching a program what a painting of a tree looks like, without anyone asking or paying me" as, legally, Theft with a capital T. not only is this DMCA Logic which would be a nightmare for 99% of artists if enforced to its conclusion, it's not the right word for what's happening

the actual Violation here is that previously, "I can post my artwork to share with others for free, with minimal risk" was a safe assumption, which created a pretty generous culture of sharing artwork online. most (noteworthy) potential abuses of this digital commons were straightforwardly plagiarism in a way anyone could understand

but the way that generative AI uses its training data is significantly more complicated - there is a clear violation of trust involved, and often malicious intent, but most of the common arguments used to describe this fall short and end up in worse territory

by which I mean, it's hard to put forward an actual moral/legal solution unless you're willing to argue:

Potential sales "lost" count as Theft (so you should in fact stop sharing your Netflix password)

No amount of alteration makes it acceptable to use someone else's art in the production of other art without permission and/or compensation (this would kill entire artistic mediums and benefit nobody but Disney)

Art Styles should be considered Intellectual Property in an enforceable way (impossibly bad, are you kidding me)

it's extremely annoying to talk about, because you'll see people straight up gloating about their Intent To Plagiarize, but it's hard to stick them with any specific crime beyond Generally Scummy Behavior unless you want to create some truly horrible precedents and usher in The Thousand Year Reign of Intellectual Property Law

[lifehacksthatwork]

Just a bunch of Useful websites - Updated for 2023

Removed/checked all links to make sure everything is working (03/03/23). Hope they help!

Sejda - Free online PDF editor.

Supercook - Have ingredients but no idea what to make? Put them in here and it'll give you recipe ideas.

Still Tasty - Trying the above but unsure about whether that sauce in the fridge is still edible? Check here first.

Archive.ph - Paywall bypass. Like 12ft below but appears to work far better and across more sites in my testing. I'd recommend trying this one first as I had more success with it.

12ft – Hate paywalls? Try this site out.

Where Is This - Want to know where a picture was taken, this site can help.

TOS/DR - Terms of service, didn't read. Gives you a summary of terms of service plus gives each site a privacy rating.

OneLook - Reverse dictionary for when you know the description of the word but can't for the life of you remember the actual word.

My Abandonware - Brilliant site for free, legal games. Has games from 1978 up to present day across pc and console. You'll be surprised by some of the games on there, some absolute gems.

Project Gutenberg – Always ends up on these type of lists and for very good reason. All works that are copyright free in one place.

Ninite – New PC? Install all of your programs in one go with no bloat or unnecessary crap.

PatchMyPC - Alternative to ninite with over 300 app options to keep upto date. Free for home users.

Unchecky – Tired of software trying to install additional unwanted programs? This will stop it completely by unchecking the necessary boxes when you install.

Sci-Hub – Research papers galore! Check here before shelling out money. And if it’s not here, try the next link in our list.

LibGen – Lots of free PDFs relate primarily to the sciences.

Zotero – A free and easy to use program to collect, organize, cite and share research.

Car Complaints – Buying a used car? Check out what other owners of the same model have to say about it first.

CamelCamelCamel – Check the historical prices of items on Amazon and set alerts for when prices drop.

Have I Been Pawned – Still the king when it comes to checking if your online accounts have been released in a data breach. Also able to sign up for email alerts if you’ve ever a victim of a breach.

I Have No TV - A collection of documentaries for you to while away the time. Completely free.

Radio Garden – Think Google Earth but wherever you zoom, you get the radio station of that place.

Just The Recipe – Paste in the url and get just the recipe as a result. No life story or adverts.

Tineye – An Amazing reverse image search tool.

My 90s TV – Simulates 90’s TV using YouTube videos. Also has My80sTV, My70sTV, My60sTV and for the younger ones out there, My00sTV. Lose yourself in nostalgia.

Foto Forensics – Free image analysis tools.

Old Games Download – A repository of games from the 90’s and early 2000’s. Get your fix of nostalgia here.

Online OCR – Convert pictures of text into actual text and output it in the format you need.

Remove Background – An amazingly quick and accurate way to remove backgrounds from your pictures.

Twoseven – Allows you to sync videos from providers such as Netflix, Youtube, Disney+ etc and watch them with your friends. Ad free and also has the ability to do real time video and text chat.

Terms of Service, Didn’t Read – Get a quick summary of Terms of service plus a privacy rating.

Coolors – Struggling to get a good combination of colors? This site will generate color palettes for you.

This To That – Need to glue two things together? This’ll help.

Photopea – A free online alternative to Adobe Photoshop. Does everything in your browser.

BitWarden – Free open source password manager.

Just Beam It - Peer to peer file transfer. Drop the file in on one end, click create link and send to whoever. Leave your pc on that page while they download. Because of how it works there are no file limits. It's genuinely amazing. Best file transfer system I have ever used.

Atlas Obscura – Travelling to a new place? Find out the hidden treasures you should go to with Atlas Obscura.

ID Ransomware – Ever get ransomware on your computer? Use this to see if the virus infecting your pc has been cracked yet or not. Potentially saving you money. You can also sign up for email notifications if your particular problem hasn’t been cracked yet.

Way Back Machine – The Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites and loads more.

Rome2Rio – Directions from anywhere to anywhere by bus, train, plane, car and ferry.

Splitter – Seperate different audio tracks audio. Allowing you to split out music from the words for example.

myNoise – Gives you beautiful noises to match your mood. Increase your productivity, calm down and need help sleeping? All here for you.

DeepL – Best language translation tool on the web.

Forvo – Alternatively, if you need to hear a local speaking a word, this is the site for you.

For even more useful sites, there is an expanded list that can be found here.

[secretstalks]

Disney CEO crackdown on password sharing, September 2024

Disney is ramping up its efforts to combat password sharing across its streaming services, including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, starting in September. This move was announced by CEO Bob Iger during an earnings call and marks a significant step in the company's strategy to tackle this issue.

“We began our password-sharing initiative in June, and it will be fully implemented starting in September,” Iger said.

He also noted that the initial notifications and measures to address password sharing have not faced any backlash so far. Disney has been gradually enforcing restrictions to curb password sharing, and these upcoming changes will likely involve stricter account limitations. The company aims to convert password-sharing households into paying subscribers to boost revenue and profitability.

While specific details about the new measures, such as potential additional fees for extra users or account access limitations, have not been disclosed, industry experts speculate that Disney may adopt a model similar to Netflix's paid sharing tiers.

This initiative aligns with Disney's broader strategy of increasing subscription prices for its streaming services, a move that has raised concerns about potential subscriber losses. The company will be monitoring the impact of these price hikes on consumer behavior and revenue closely.

Iger expressed optimism about the benefits of the price increases, attributing it to the addition of new content, including ABC News Live and curated playlists, which he believes provides Disney with "pricing leverage."

Starting in October, Disney+ with ads will increase from $7.99 to $9.99 per month, while the ad-free version will rise from $13.99 to $15.99. ESPN+ and Hulu will also see price adjustments in line with these changes.

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[eatfriesandsleep]

Just got an email from Hulu saying that they’re gonna start limiting password sharing outside of your household so I immediately canceled my subscription

[wauln]

[ Be Careful With That Password ]

[a-story-with-no-end]

People said to me it was dumb and a waste of money to still buy DVD/Blue Rays since you can stream most of the things I bought a few years ago. Now there are like 20 streaming services who seemingly are starting to ban password sharing one after the other. Guess it wasn't a dumb idea after all to continue buying DVDs :D

[insanely-lovely-and-random]

I'm sorry but I'm reading articles about the new Netflix bullshit about password sharing and the phrase "100million users are watching Netflix for free" came up and WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?!?!

NO. THEY AIN'T. Someome bloody pays for Netflix that's how they watch it, the same way you can go on Amazon or Itunes and buy The Matrix digitally then your fam or your friends or your fucking neighbor Bill can watch it if you so invite him to. Fucking Netflix can fuck right off witht his Bullshit!!

THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD NETFLIX AND WATCH YOU STILL WON'T BE ABLE TO WHEN YOU CRACK DOWN. YOU MORONS. YOU WILL NOT GAIN A SINGLE SUBSCRIBER.

But if this stupid "Subaccount" charge become a thing I know they're bloody gonna lose some! In my place I pay for Disney+ My siter pays for Netflix. We do not live together. But MY GOD If they start sub charging for me I will tell my sister to delete my profile if not outright advise her to cancel her subscription to this fucking greedy shitbag.

My GOD! I am not pro nor anti capitalism I'm on the side of it's a mixed bag but FUCK ME I HATE GREEDY CORPORATIONS.

This grow grow grow profit thing is fucking disgusting. Building a business and growing profits for the the first few years I find completely acceptable BUT when you reach as steady profit margin, you're making plenty of cash to not only keep you going but to make a good chunk a change each year? FUCKING STOP. Thats it. Thats ya money take it and be BLOODY GRATEFUL.

Also probs keep some extra aside at all times so if ya company takes a hit or some u forseen problem comes up ya got excess cash to plug the hole DONT GIVE OUT A MILLION BONUSES TO YA SELF AND SIX FRIENDS AND THEN BE LIKE OH BUT THERE ARE OTHER STREAMIBG SERVICES NOW WAH WAH WAH.

piss. off.

[levyfiles]

Steal from the rich and eat the rich does not mean that no one is allowed to charge money for making things anymore. So many people out here have such bad conceptions of what wealth looks like. Having a job in and running a business are not the same as a multiple property-ownjng Disney exec looking at a slight dip in a bar graph where it says "password sharing" and screaming with rage.