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>>qainsi+(OP)
This seems to be the sad reality of many paid services: paying is not a guarantee of freedom from advertisement, only a temporary respite. Being a paying customer is a very juicy datapoint, one that every one of these streaming companies eventually decides to capitalize on.

>>woodru+Pj
The only way out of this is to find a way to make ads not make as much money. Something like a consumer union but we attempt to organize to reduce the ROI for advertising. Boycott things you see ads for, purchase fewer things overall, and of course, relentlessly block ads.

>>ajkjk+jz
Advertising has existed ever since commerce was a thing, because of supply and demand mismatch. Boycotting advertising is just nonsense and as virtual signaling as it can get. Ask any business owner.

We want our privacy to be respected. We want to prevent false advertising. We can’t and don’t want to ban all advertising.

>>signat+fK1
> We can’t and don’t want to ban all advertising.

I'm pretty anti-ad, but I agree with this!

I don't personally want to experience any ads, but the only ads I want outright banned are those that are effectively shown to me without my consent, and that can't be reasonably avoided - billboards, and PA-broadcast ads on airplanes come to mind.

I'm ambivalent about ads in media. If I can't watch/listen to something ad-free, I just won't consume that content.