Netflix just axed its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK::Netflix no longer offers its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK to new subscribers, which costs $9.99 / month or £6.99 / month in either country.

    • @rtxn@lemmy.world
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      412 years ago

      When your cow can no longer produce enough milk to sustain an infinite growth, you just need to squeeze harder.

    • @BURN@lemmy.world
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      12 years ago

      The VC money has dried up. Everyone is now being forced kicking and screaming into being profitable, and in the process are killing their platforms as a side effect.

      It’s been slowly happening since ~2019, the pandemic accelerated it and then the crazy inflation drove the nail home.

    • @BURN@lemmy.world
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      12 years ago

      The VC money has dried up. Everyone is now being forced kicking and screaming into being profitable, and in the process are killing their platforms as a side effect.

      It’s been slowly happening since ~2019, the pandemic accelerated it and then the crazy inflation drove the nail home.

  • Gnome
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    452 years ago

    I was just about to switch to that tier yesterday but the option was already gone. Guess I’ll just cancel instead.

  • @nandeEbisu@lemmy.world
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    92 years ago

    I’m at the point where I’m just going to cancel and restart my subscription whenever something I want to watch is on. My parents are locked out of my acct, and they used it more than I do, so there’s no point in just me keeping it.

    • @hyperhopper@lemmy.ml
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      42 years ago

      They flat out lied and said the ad tiers wouldn’t make ad-free tiers more expensive. This is just the obvious plan continuing.

      This shouldn’t be legal.

  • @TheGoldenGod@lemmy.world
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    42 years ago

    I haven’t watched Netflix in a month, time to save some money and cancel. Glad they’re willing to give me that final push.