Systems and methods to temporarily grant access to a digital gateway

A method comprising:

• while a first computing device is logged into to a service of a content provider and is playing a content item from the content provider:
• receiving a request to access an un-played portion of the content item;
• in response to the receiving the request:
• generating a link that is based on a play position of the content item;
• detecting an interaction with the link at a second computing device;
• and
• in response to the detecting:
• granting temporary access to the service of the content provider to the second computing device;
• causing the content item to be played from the position identified by the link at the second computing device;
• and
• expiring the temporary access.

A system comprising:

• input circuitry configured to:
• while a first computing device is logged into to a service of a content provider and is playing a content item from the content provider:
• receive a request to access an un-played portion of the content item;
• control circuitry configured to:
• in response to the receiving the request:
• generate a link that is based on a play position of the content item;
• detect an interaction with the link at a second computing device;
• and
• in response to the detecting:
• grant temporary access to the service of the content provider to the second computing device;
• cause the content item to be played from the position identified by the link at the second computing device;
• and
• expire the temporary access.