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Showerthoughts

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[–] bobbyjoan@feddit.nl 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Even worse are the self promoting ads on platforms that claim to not have ads; such as Apple TV, HBO, and the like.

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right? “Oh here’s an ad of our service that you are already subscribed to and actively using right now”.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"These ads are also immune to buying an ad free tier."

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Now with Ad Nauseum™

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

With HBO, it's usually an ad for another one of their shows, rather than an ad for the thing you're already subscribed to. I'm okay with that, even though I usually skip the ads anyway.