Pmutuma@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months ago"Skip ad's" YouTube and "Skip Intro" on Netflix take the same amount of effort but I only hate the former.message-squaremessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down113
arrow-up1104arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarebobbyjoan@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months 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-up13·2 months agoRight? “Oh here’s an ad of our service that you are already subscribed to and actively using right now”.
minus-squareunalivejoy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months ago“These ads are also immune to buying an ad free tier.”
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months 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.