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Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026 (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 63 points 1 year ago (7 children)

If I pay for a service and get ads, that service is dead to me forever.

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  • [+] -19 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

    Always sad watching people complain about ads on free streaming sites which can be easily blocked with an adblocker while defending their subscription to netflix.

    It really puts into perspective how 'intelligent' the average consumer is and how seriously their input should be taken, though.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Huh?? If a streaming site (or any product for that matter) is free, the user is the product - be it their time, personal info, whatever. It is known and accepted that a "free" service will have a catch that allows the provider to make money.

    If a user PAYS for a service it is expected that the payment is enough remuneration for there to be no strings attached. Of course companies will look for shitty ways to do shitty things to make more money, and those companies ought to be punished, generally by a reduction in customers, for their shitty behaviour.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    If a streaming site (or any product for that matter) is free, the user is the product

    Not necessarily. This is rhetoric peddled by useful idiots to justify spending money on things they could be getting for free.

    Companies have a way easier time harvesting and selling your data when you give them your credit card info.

    But good job defending corporate abuse with a "saying." You're not a useful idiot.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    They said if they PAY to use.. and get ads. They are right, I ditched tv for streaming because less ads. Now they want to go full circle? I feel like I can’t even open up the fridge these days without having some agenda or ad start.

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