They’ve been showing ads on content from certain sources on supposedly “ad-free” tiers for years.
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pennomi@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I assume they mean the live TV offerings, and technically the Hulu splash at the start of every episode is marked as an ad.
But it’s still scummy.
YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 1 day ago
deur@feddit.nl 1 day ago
The Hulu logo interstitial isnt an ad but it uses the same system. I imagine they only mean ads in live TV offerings.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 day ago
They’re modifying a legal document, one of the most detail-focused creations enter. If they only wanted it to apply to live TV programs, they absolutely could have. When people (or corporations) show you who they are, believe them…
subtext@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This is the TL;DR of what was updated. This is not the actual ToS.
Not defending, just pointing that out.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 day ago
It’s… an excerpt, provided by Hulu from the full document, saying what they are allowing themselves to do with our money. It doesn’t have to be the entire EULA, word-for-word…