July 25, 2026
Optimal Plex Settings for Privacy-Conscious Users — Opt-Out Guide
Step-by-step guide to hardening Plex privacy: opt out of marketing emails, disable sale of personal data to ad partners, stop targeted advertising, turn off playback data collection, hide watch state/ratings sync, disable online media sources, and manage friend visibility. Covers every privacy-related toggle in Plex’s account settings with direct links. By Ethan Sholly on selfh.st, updated March 2025.