Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoPlex is increasing Plex Pass prices and paywalling remote playback for personal media at $1.99/month or $19.99/year.www.plex.tvexternal-linkmessage-square196fedilinkarrow-up1613arrow-down110cross-posted to: selfhosted@lemmy.world
arrow-up1603arrow-down1external-linkPlex is increasing Plex Pass prices and paywalling remote playback for personal media at $1.99/month or $19.99/year.www.plex.tvTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square196fedilinkcross-posted to: selfhosted@lemmy.world
minus-squareZorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down10·11 days agoIt reeks of “we’re routing your traffic through our own servers to check your media for piracy” to me.
minus-squareEbby@lemmy.ssba.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·11 days agoThey do have a proxy service, but it is optional. I have it disabled because my server is faster. I could see the proxy slipping behind a paywall as that feature has costs, but web accessibility? That’s basic function of a video server.
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-211 days agoThe proxy service is also encrypted end to end Edit: this relies on the Plex system being secure/nice though.
It reeks of “we’re routing your traffic through our own servers to check your media for piracy” to me.
They do have a proxy service, but it is optional. I have it disabled because my server is faster.
I could see the proxy slipping behind a paywall as that feature has costs, but web accessibility? That’s basic function of a video server.
The proxy service is also encrypted end to end
Edit: this relies on the Plex system being secure/nice though.