End of tolerance, Canal+ prohibits account sharing between friends, like on Netflix

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Since December 1, the old conditions have changed from authorized use “within the family circle” for use “strictly private and limited within the same household”. A nuance which clearly states that it is no longer possible to share your Canal+ identifiers with relatives who do not live under the same roof.

Canal+ clearly prohibits code sharing

But it doesn’t stop there, since the new general conditions of Canal+ also specify that the subscriber undertakes “not to communicate your username and password to anyone outside your household” and that “any monetization of subscription rights and/or simultaneous connections to which the subscription entitles you is prohibited”.

In short, Canal+ is tightening the screw and will start tracking down free riders, probably using the IP address of the connections.

The situation is somewhat ironic when we remember the Canal+ advertising campaign in November 2020. The spot called “The Codes” brought together Kad Merad, Jonathan Cohen, Marina Foïs, Doria Tillier, Mathieu Kassovitz, Jamel Debbouze, Isabelle Adjani and Maxime Saada, the boss of Canal+.

The campaign ended with the slogan “The easiest way to share your Canal+ codes is to have them.” In short, the encrypted channel largely tolerated this practice and even encouraged it!

Canal+ follows the same path as Netflix or Disney+

Canal+ is therefore following in the footsteps of its American competitors who have put an end to account sharing. The first to crack down was Netflix in 2023, with the obligation to pay €5.99 per month to add an additional member who lives outside the home.

Despite the protests, the operation was profitable for the streaming platform which convinced 5.9 million new subscribers in the second quarter of 2023, including 1.8 million in France alone.

Disney+ followed in 2024 with a similar policy. The bill rises to €6.99 for an additional subscriber on the standard offer and €10.99 on the premium offer.

For the moment, Canal+ has not announced a wave of blocking or a verification campaign as its competitors have done. But the fact that the general conditions have been modified is now a legal basis for taking this type of action if the group decides to do so.

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