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Prime Video subs will soon see ads for Amazon products when they hit pause (arstechnica.com)
submitted 4 months ago by flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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As if the Prime Video app couldn't get any worse.

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[–] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Adverts are inevitable, these companies cannot help themselves. The temptation to double dip... A subscription from stupid saps and money from advertising. Soon the ads will creep into the other subscription tiers.

Piracy and ad blocking is the only escape.

[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Guess the vast majority of people are "stupid saps"

[–] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Until they're pushed too far