For years, streaming services have put forth various stopgap measures to try to avoid users sharing accounts. While some have found a level of success, nothing has been noteworthy or efficient enough that it's been replicated across other services.

HBO Max password sharers may be forced to pay up. WBD's streaming head said they're finding moochers so they're "putting the net in the right place."

HBO Max intends to aggressively crack down on password sharing. The company, which has given users the option to pay an additional $8 per month to share passwords outside the home will begin to make that fee mandatory starting in September. The watch party is over for people who have been freeloading on their subscription to HBO Max.