This is one of the DUMBEST decisions I’ve seen from Plex. If I want social media / social connections, I’ll go to Facebook or twitter. Sharing “watched” history is f’ing creepy. No one asked for this BS. No one wants it. I don’t want to feel “watched” with my own server on my own hardware with my own friend circle. IF the product was free, I can see an argument. It’s embarrassing having to tell friends and family to go to certain places in the client to ensure I (ME) don’t see what THEY have watched.
Plex devs- get it together. I’m a huge proponent of Plex, but I’ve installed Emby and I’ll be walking my family through converting. I refuse to subject my family to this nonsense.