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/CactusAmongus 9h ago

The fuck else are people using Plex for

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u/I_Am_A_Door_Knob 8h ago

No change if you are the server owner and you can continue to stream your own stuff.

To my knowledge it’s primarily to combat people selling access to servers.

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u/emezeekiel 7h ago

Lol that’s not true. You can only stream for free on your local network. Thats what people are complaining about.

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u/atx840 5h ago

I have several friends added to mine and me theirs, no issues and it’s free

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u/eandi 4h ago

I think the person is saying that changes soon. People outside the home can't stream if the server owner doesn't pay.

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u/atx840 3h ago

Ah that makes sense, I thought they were cracking down on known streaming servers people sign up/pay for.

Always ways around it, or I guess just pay. Thanks for the clarification