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Spotify ramps up policy enforcement on family plans

If you share Spotify sub with family, you may need to scan QR code to prove it.

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If you share Spotify sub with family, you may need to scan QR code to prove it.

The short version

  • Those who fail to scan the address verification QR code within seven days will see their account demoted to the free tier and be barred from joining any other Duo or Family plan for 12 months.
  • If that’s physically impossible to do within seven days, you might need to look into an alternative streaming service—or start digging through drawers until you find that old iPod.
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What happened

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Why it matters

Ars Technica says spotify ramps up policy enforcement on family plans is the central development readers should understand.

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