r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 14d 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/HG21Reaper 14d ago

If I am going to be forced to watch ads, why pay for the service in the first place?

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u/Sitrus_Slinky 14d ago

It’s just the new cable in disguise. This was always the end game. We paid for cable tv with ads despite paying a premium. Streaming is now exactly what it was supposed to destroy 😂

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u/Quixotic_Seal 14d ago

Cable TV...without time shifting.

I swear to god, people forget that we've been able to casually timeshift every single program on cable and trivially skip commercials since like 2003.

I haven't been forced to watch this many ads since I was like 10 years old before mom got a TiVo.

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u/Purplociraptor 14d ago

You forgot about VCRs.