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Spotify says yes, it is busting people for using Family Plan sharing too widely

Spotify says yes, it is busting people for using Family Plan sharing too widely
The Verge Thursday 22 October 2026, 23:02 UTC By Stevie Bonifield 1 min read
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Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström confirmed on this week's earnings call that the company is trying to catch Spotify Family plan users who don't actually live together with a new QR code verification method that requires scanning the plan manager's phone. TechCrunch reports that in response to a question about the "crackdown," he called it a "routine improvement" instead: This is not as much a crackdown as it is actually a routine improvement of our verification methods for our Family Plan....

Spotify co-CEO Alex Norström confirmed on this week's earnings call that the company is trying to catch Spotify Family plan users who don't actually live together with a new QR code verification method that requires scanning the plan manager's phone. TechCrunch reports that in response to a question about the "crackdown," he called it a "routine improvement" instead:

This is not as much a crackdown as it is actually a routine improvement of our verification methods for our Family Plan. Family Plan has existed for a long while. It has been around for, I think it is now close to 12, 13 years in Spotify history, and it makes up a pretty signi …

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