• Snapz@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    They have actually started serving ads with a skip button… That only skips to the next ad.

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      2 months ago

      That’s been a thing for years now like back before I got premium which was at least 4 years ago the skip button would skip the first ad and then bring you into a timed ad afterward that you couldn’t skip, was obnoxious as hell

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        2 months ago

        I got premium

        Don’t expect things to improve after happily paying consecutive ransoms.

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          2 months ago

          it’s improved for me, as someone who easily watches 20ish hours of video a week It’s worth it for me to not have to deal with all the hassle of ad block on it. I run a pihole for everything else but the cat and mouse game got old. I currently get my money’s worth, but if it raises much further I’ll cancel.

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            2 months ago

            Not “if” but “when”. They have you and million others on the hook and already plan their next step to extract more money from you.

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              2 months ago

              yea and when that happens I just cancel, then I can worry about all the ad blocking and stuff, but currently it’s worth it for me