# Membership now compulsory?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/membership-now-compulsory/937152>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2026, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/membership-now-compulsory/937152 "2026-03-16T06:31:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/membership-now-compulsory/937152/4 "2026-03-16T07:40:10Z")

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Also this recent announcement: [Changes Coming to Remote Streaming on Smart TVs](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changes-coming-to-remote-streaming-on-smart-tvs/937015)

> Today, we’re writing to let you know that **starting March 23, 2026, remote streaming of personal media will require a Plex Pass or Remote Watch Pass on Plex for Smart TV devices.**

The announcement from 2025 applies to mobile, Roku, Plex Desktop, & Plex Web clients. Starting March 23rd, it also includes Smart TVs.

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