Pmutuma@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day ago"Skip ad's" YouTube and "Skip Intro" on Netflix take the same amount of effort but I only hate the former.message-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1113arrow-down113
arrow-up1100arrow-down1message-square"Skip ad's" YouTube and "Skip Intro" on Netflix take the same amount of effort but I only hate the former.Pmutuma@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squarebobbyjoan@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·1 day agoEven worse are the self promoting ads on platforms that claim to not have ads; such as Apple TV, HBO, and the like.
minus-squareedric@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 day agoRight? “Oh here’s an ad of our service that you are already subscribed to and actively using right now”.
minus-squareunalivejoy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day ago“These ads are also immune to buying an ad free tier.”
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 day agoWith HBO, it’s usually an ad for another one of their shows, rather than an ad for the thing you’re already subscribed to. I’m okay with that, even though I usually skip the ads anyway.
Even worse are the self promoting ads on platforms that claim to not have ads; such as Apple TV, HBO, and the like.
Right? “Oh here’s an ad of our service that you are already subscribed to and actively using right now”.
“These ads are also immune to buying an ad free tier.”
Now with Ad Nauseum™
With HBO, it’s usually an ad for another one of their shows, rather than an ad for the thing you’re already subscribed to. I’m okay with that, even though I usually skip the ads anyway.