ReVanced, SmartTubeNext, a Fen Lite build of Kodi, and Real-Debrid. You’ll never sit through any adverts ever again.
Pop-up Amazon TV ads despite charging people monthly fees for their ad-free plan.
Submitted 10 hours ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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Comments
la508@lemmy.world 43 minutes ago
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 hour ago
The parasite only understand a one language...
Deny it prodit and engagement.
If you are using these normie services, you are the problem.
They treat you like cattle, do something
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
Amazon: "Oh, we didn’t mean those ads. That’s clearly stated in line 684 of the user agreement.
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
In the advertising world, it’s not advertising, it’s a promotion
For example, if you go to the grocery store, there is a difference between hearing/seeing something that says, “bananas are on special today” vs “go buy [specific brand] of cereal today!”
still sucks though
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
Gotta call BS. I didn’t go anywhere and happen across a promotion, Amazon pushed this ad into my home, despite charging me a monthly fee not to do so.
Zorque@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Promotions are a form of advertising. Just because they have the excuse that it’s advertising on their own service doesn’t make it not advertising.
capnminus@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Nah, they’re promoting their retail business on their streaming platform. Not the same thing.
AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
then you start your ad-free viewing by selecting a show… and they show you an ad for a different show. this aggravated me more than the ads on the page shown there.
nogooduser@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
This is the same as all the games that advertise themselves as having no ads but they do have ads for in app purchases.
For some reason they don’t consider those as being ads.
capnminus@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
So you upgraded to an ad-free plan and they still show this?
spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
Yup.
MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
Wow. Makes me want to cancel them twice.
comador@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Paramount does this shit too.
If you have Ad Free Paramount+ you get 30s intro ads where you have to hit the >> or OK button to make it go away.
natecox@programming.dev 9 hours ago
The “previews” are standard fare across most streaming apps and it drives me absolutely crazy.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 10 hours ago
Hm seems to be missing the “Fuck off” button
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
That can be found right here:
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 9 hours ago
Steal from them.
ramenshaman@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Already am.
Little8Lost@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
fmhy.net
mrfriki@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
You better sail the high seas and watch your shows Amazon-free.
bladerunnerspider@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Sounds like you’re ready to stop buying anything from Amazon. One of us. One of us…
Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 hours ago
I remember a time when Hulu was free and without ads. Then it was not free with ads.
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 9 hours ago
isn’t Hulu shutting down
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
God damn it. I knew Disney getting into the streaming biz was going to suck balls. I was already pissed off when they pulled their content to form their own service.
Well, guess I’ll be watching more anime. Only got Crunchyroll left. And I’m not sure how long that’s gonna last either. They are making stupid choices as well.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 hours ago
Oh so it is. I hadnt heard this news until just now looking up what you’re talking about.
points at Hulu Ha ha!
Jayayess1190@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
It isn’t shutting down, it is just being folded into Disney+. You can still get a standalone Hulu subscription but as of sometimenext year will only be accessible through the the Disney+ app.
Draces@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
I’m pretty sure it was never free and without ads. There were much fewer and even sometimes would have really quick “thanks for watching now get back to the show” ads but ad free has always been paid
Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 hours ago
It was only ad free for like a year, if that. I originally thought it was a piracy site when I first found it.
HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
Bezos has enough money
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 7 hours ago
Options are “close” and “close and give us even more data”
Interesting
TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 9 hours ago
the only thing that I think that you can do about it is cancel and not use the service.
Starski@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
Cough cough fmhy cough cough
Jhex@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I left when they started charging more so they wouldn’t ruin your service with ads… which they did anyway