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YouTube Begins Enforcing Premium Family ‘Same Household’ Rule With 14-Day Pause Warnings

A limited rollout uses periodic location checks, with scope and regions still unclear.

Overview

  • Emails to some Premium Family members state access will be paused in 14 days for those not in the same household as the family manager.
  • YouTube's terms require all family-plan members to reside at one address, a rule that had seen light enforcement until now.
  • Reports describe automated location verification, with electronic checks said to run roughly every 30 days to spot non-household usage.
  • The enforcement appears to be a partial rollout with unclear country coverage, leading to service interruptions and complaints from affected users.
  • Impacted subscribers are being directed to contact support to verify eligibility or restore benefits.