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Netflix, once a pioneer of ad-free viewing that offered a break from traditional TV norms, is now contemplating launching free ad-supported versions of its service in markets like Europe and Asia, Bloomberg reported.

The plans to offer a free ad-supported tier, albeit in select markets, suggests that pivot towards monetizing user data, in other words — making users and not the extensive library of award-winning shows a product, might be well in the pipeline.

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[-] TeenieBopper@lemmy.world 118 points 4 days ago

Tech bros reinvent broadcast TV.

[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

Told people this years ago when pewdie pie became a millionaire selling ads. Like that was the time to wake up and hate every single one of these content creators for selling out and making the internet the hellscape this is. But no we Revere and emulate these people.

[-] SparrowRanjitScaur@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Who reveres and emulates PewDiePie lol

[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Too fucking many. But replace him with any of them. Speed, H2, Moist, donkey something. We use to have to walk uphill both ways in the snow to see content.

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