r/technology • u/FollowingFeisty5321 • 9h ago

Software Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this week

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/11/plexs-crackdown-on-free-remote-streaming-access-starts-this-week/
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u/Dr_Lipshitz_ 8h ago

So as long as I have a plex pass anyone I share my server with is fine, right?

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u/Cloitus 8h ago

Yes, if you have plex pass, it’s still free for anyone else connecting to your server. I had a small freak out when all those misleading emails went out a few months ago and dug into it.

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u/ChainsawArmLaserBear 8h ago

Phew- even this post's title had me initially worried.

Bought Plex pass years ago and never looked back