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Streaming servicePlexhas long since grow beyond its original focussing of being a home for personal media to offer a more comprehensive solution for discovering , streaming , and partake content across services , including Plex ’s own ad - back costless television and movies . More latterly , the ship’s company addedsocial networking features , which it ’s todayexpanding with its rolloutof new functionality . Notably , this includes a way to share your Plex profile publicly and tools to permit others read your telecasting and movie reviews and then comment in return .
Plex first introduced social networking in November 2023 when it launch a feature called “ Discover Together , ” which allowed user to create profiles on the service and then find and trace friends to see what they were watching . ( The feature of speech initially received some backlash as some Plex userswere unhappyabout its opt - out nature . Plex now notes that content flag as adultwon’t appearin users ’ Activity fees , which was one of the users ’ concern . )
While it was a fault for the company , offering a more social experience on Plex allow it to better contend not only with other free , advertizing - support waft but also with dedicated societal networks for movie and telecasting reviews likeLetterboxdandTV Time , among others .
With today ’s loss , Plex says users will now be capable to share a public uniform resource locator that points to their profile on the service onwatch.plex.tv . By default , users will be findable by others on Plex via the app ’s search , unless they ’ve already sprain this off in their options .
People who view your user profile will be able to see what you ’ve been follow , what ’s on your Watchlist , and more . This does not change any of your survive privacy options , Plex note .
In addition , Plex users will have the pick to make their Ratings & Reviews seeable to other user on Plex through a new setting . Here , you could choose between allowing anyone to see these reviews or only those signed in to Plex . you may also pick out that your reviews are only seeable to Friends or Friends of Friends , or you may make all your Ratings & Reviews individual if want . ( By default , both existing and new user will be set to “ admirer , ” Plex confirmed to TechCrunch . )
Alongside the societal networking feature , Plex is also plunge a trailer of its new drug user interface , initially on Apple TV . The redesign includes updated seafaring , more personal media customization , easier feature access , a richer experience with more artwork , and Plex ’s various social networking features , the company says in itsannouncement .
