YouTube is coming for your shared Premium account, just like Netflix did
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube seems to be cracking down on Premium Family plan members who don’t live in the same household as the plan manager. Users are reportedly receiving warning emails that their Premium access will be paused if they fail YouTube’s location-based check-in. This mirrors location-based password-sharing crackdowns by Netflix and other major streaming services. If you’ve been freeloading on a YouTube Premium Family plan from outside the “family home,” t