Attention HBO moochers: You still have a little time before the password-sharing crackdown begins

Sam Nivola and Patrick Schwarzenegger in HBO's "The White Lotus" season three.

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• Those borrowing an HBO log-in to watch "The White Lotus" and "The Last of Us" are on borrowed time.
• But Warner Bros. Discovery isn't cracking down on all Max freeloaders immediately.
• Instead, WBD will gently prompt users to get their own accounts in the next year or so.

Warner Bros. Discovery is putting a stop to password mooching — eventually.

HBO's parent...