It added 30 million users since May.
Wow, it’s been over two years since I canceled my Netflix subscription‽ Neat!
In the last couple months it seems like the number of ads has increased dramatically.
Even though I already pay for my mom, and a different geographical location about an hour away, last week when the kids and I tried to watch Netflix we got an unstoppable prompt to upgrade again for another $6.99. I hit cancel and it didn’t do anything. So I closed the app, reopened it, and the pop up again. Couldn’t watch Netflix.
A few minutes later I got an email from Netflix saying thanks for upgrading. They charged me anyway. I cancelled my entire account as a result. They’re never getting another nickel from me.
“Yo ho, yo ho, I’ve never seen an ad.”
For those that have the ad plans you can use this Firefox extension to skip them.
Streaming enhanced: Netflix Disney+ Prime Video
Or, even better, stop giving them your money and get Plex or Jellyfin and return to the seven seas.
Addons like the one linked are useful for me to share with friends. I have many friends who have a soft anti-piracy stance. Not due to ideological conflicts — it’s mostly that their inexperience combined with knowing that pirating is forbidden makes them feel uncomfortable. Adblocking carries a similar sense of discomfort, but much milder, so it can be useful as a small step for overly anxious family and friends.
I mean, setting up Mullvad too isn’t that hard and compared to a Netflix subscription, it’s paid for itself several times over in the time I’ve had it. But I get that that might not be something your friends are willing to fiddle with.
That said, we’re on Lemmy, in the technology community – I’m reasonably confident that almost everyone here who is going to read your comment has the skills necessary to setup Mullvad and Plex; if not the entire *arr suite, a NAS, and Jellyfin.