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Ad-free streaming is a luxury now (www.theverge.com)
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[-] atrielienz@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

It always was a luxury. It's just exhorbitantly expensive now with more strict rules.

[-] strakitar@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Imagine streaming in 2026.

[-] Ilandar@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago

And if you don't have ads, you'll probably have a horrendously low resolution. In Australia, Stan charges $12 a month for 540p on its lowest tier plan.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I hadn't pirated anything in like a decade up until I wanted to binge a few shows this past winter and discovered I would need to subscribe to 3 different services to do it.

this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2026
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