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Subject: Re: I have just been moved, involuntarily, to Netflix's ad tier
Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 01:49:04 -0000 (UTC)
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Robin Miller <robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>So I just received an e-mail from Netflix saying the following:

>(it's actually a four-line e-mail that says almost nothing but expands 
>to this when I copy it. How do they do that?)

>Hi cmplxgal,

>We hope you're enjoying everything Netflix has to offer, and we want to 
>make sure you know about some changes ahead.

>What you need to know:

>Your Basic plan is being discontinued, and your new $6.99 Standard with 
>ads plan automatically begins on your next billing date, September 6.

Wow

>Your new plan includes:

advertising

> A few short ads: Designed to not interrupt you during a scene - and no 
>ads on Kids profiles.

When I watch inserted ads, they can't even get them into an episode of a
tv series during the ad breaks between acts. Yeah, the ads won't be
intrusive, snarf.

>. . . 

>I have been debating whether to cancel my Netflix subscription, as I 
>haven't watched anything there for a while, and this makes for an easy 
>decision. I knew this was coming, as Netflix announced its intentions a 
>while ago. I refuse to watch ads, so I will cancel now and come back for 
>a month if there's something I particularly want to watch. There are 
>several shows that I wished would release new seasons, but none of them 
>ever did.

Good.

Cancel with extreme prejudice