• SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    “I tried to load an ad and failed and forgot where you were in the show so I’m just gonna start over. Oh hey it’s the beginning of the show, have an ad.”

    -Hulu, actually.

    • Melody Fwygon@lemmy.one
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      11 months ago

      Worse:

      “I’m aware that you’re paying nearly $30 a month for our Ad-Free tier; but this content creator still demands we put Ads on this shit. Here’s an Ad!” Crashes and refuses to begin playback again when your browser that’s configured to block those ads blocks it.

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      11 months ago

      Or the relative of the “Worse” option:

      “Oh, you’re paying a little extra to limit advertising interruptions? Oh sorry! That only works on pre-roll and post-roll ads. Enjoy your fucking Mid(t)roll ad that you can’t fucking skip!”