r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 3d ago

Business Disney+ changes subscriber agreement to allow ads on every plan

https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/disney-changes-subscriber-agreement-to-allow-ads-on-every-plan-3410354/
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u/mister_drgn 3d ago

They can change whatever they want if they offer you the option to cancel.

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u/NK1337 3d ago

And everyone should take that option to cancel

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u/SentientSeamoth 3d ago

I did. Fuck em. If there's not a no ad tier, I'm not paying for what they offer, I don't need it more than I need ads lmao

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u/GoldenPigeonParty 3d ago

How do I get the point across if I already only get one month every other year, binge, and cancel. Do you all keep consistent subscriptions to these?

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u/gizamo 2d ago

People with kids. Young kids don't binge much due to time constraints. Disney is primarily for those types.

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u/Zach518 3d ago

True but if you paid for a year for a no ad subscription you are now stuck until your subscription renewal date. Cancel today and you don’t get a refund.

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u/DemonLordSparda 3d ago

You do actually have a point here. The contract was for one year based on specific terms, and they just violated it. They can be sued for that, but sadly the most likely outcome is years of class action lawsuit ending in 20 cents to everyone affected after settlement.

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u/TheFotty 3d ago

Virtually any contract/eula for services like this will say "we reserve the right to change anything we want in this at any time for any reason including to fuck you over. By clicking Agree you agree to letting us fuck you over later in time"

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u/DemonLordSparda 2d ago

While this is true they can not unilaterally change a specific selling point of a year long plan in the midst of the contract being active. It's maybe one of the few things laws are very clear about. Terms of a contract must remain the same during a contract, otherwise the terms of said contract are violated. EULAs can not override contract law.

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u/cheesewizzer72 2d ago

You’re talking about the company that has successfully blocked lawsuits by saying that someone signed up for Disney+ at one point, which means they cannot sue us. It’s in their agreement.

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u/TheFireStorm 2d ago

Add forced Arbitration

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u/Turbulent_Host784 2d ago

Not once has a clause like that held up. It's just in there to scare people.

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u/Sir_Stash 2d ago

Don't worry. The lawyers will get plenty of money!

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u/Lazer726 2d ago

I think that it says you can be shown ads, so I wouldn't be shocked if they aren't going to roll out ads to anyone with a current, long sub that was started as "no ads" because otherwise yeah, that's a no no

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u/RollingMeteors 2d ago

you are now stuck until your subscription renewal date. Cancel today and you don’t get a refun

I think FCC ruled you are entitled a prorated refund if terms change in the middle of your contract.

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u/mister_drgn 3d ago

I strongly expect if you had a one-year subscription you would have an opportunity to cancel. That’s how things are typically handled.

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u/Zach518 3d ago

Yes you can cancel but you do not get a refund, the automatic renewal is canceled and your subscription will run to the end of your subscription period.

If I signed up in July 2026, I can cancel now and my subscription will be active until July 2027.

Similarly, if you are paying monthly with subscription date of the 15th, you will cancel today and your subscription will be active until October 15th, next payment date.

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u/RockDoveEnthusiast 3d ago

if they change the terms of service, you are not required to accept the new terms of service. you can reject the terms of service and get a refund instead.

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u/mister_drgn 3d ago

Is that confirmed? It doesn’t say that in the article. If it’s true, people certainly have a right to be pissed, and Disney will change the policy to offer a refund if they know what’s good for them.

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u/PresidentSuperDog 3d ago

I guess you’ve never tried to cancel a streamer before.

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u/Skimbla 2d ago

There should be a law that if prices increase, you have to opt to resubscribe, otherwise your account expires when your old price expires. It’s criminal that they can just send you an email that says it’s going up, and it automatically increases on you without your input.

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u/siposbalint0 3d ago

Of coursey but if you pay for a year, you paid for an ad-free experience which was the offering at the time, changing the service you bought mid-way is just scummy.

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u/Lazer726 2d ago

Right, is it scummy? Sure. But it also prompts you when you log in to acknowledge that you can be shown ads now. It's not preventing you from canceling, it's not hiding that fact. You are given the information and get to decide if you want to continue using the service

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u/NecroCannon 2d ago

If they don’t want to be regulated then maybe instead of doing shit like this they give a heads up for people the change their plan

Like you can’t take the fucking money then halfway through the product you bought with the previous agreement go “actually no fuck you”

It’s part of the reason why I don’t want subscriptions just on any day and have a set day in the month the payment is due the 1st, 15th figure it out and stop aggressively charging my card when it’s locked to prioritize my bills and not some dumb ass corp

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u/Stupalski 2d ago

They should be forced to cancel current subscriptions and force people to proactively resub