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by grepex 179 days ago
At the very least they could not increase prices while simultaneously putting ads.
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Yep, the cable industry used to do this. Add more ads but increase fees to viewers. Streaming is the new cable.
I agree it sucks, but I don't see why they shouldn't be allowed to do it.
I think your question is reasonable, but no, I do not think a company gets to promote a service as having no ads as part of the sell, and then put ads in by default.
They can do it legally if it's within the terms. Otherwise it's bait-and-switch.

I can't sign a contract with you for $10/month for no ads and then start showing you ads.

Because I have a better life to live than always monitoring which shitty company wants to scam me out of my attention and money next.