moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoYour TV set has become a digital billboard. And it’s only getting worse.arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square312fedilinkarrow-up1908arrow-down113
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minus-squareEtterra@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·29 days agoThat’s one reason I ditched cable years ago. Why the hell should I pay Comcast for the “privilege” of watching commercials? Fun fact, Mythbusters episodes have a longer international edit length because America has substantially longer commercial breaks.
minus-squaremadcaesar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·28 days agoMy attitude is if I’m paying, I’m not watching a single ad. If it’s free you can send me ads.
That’s one reason I ditched cable years ago. Why the hell should I pay Comcast for the “privilege” of watching commercials?
Fun fact, Mythbusters episodes have a longer international edit length because America has substantially longer commercial breaks.
My attitude is if I’m paying, I’m not watching a single ad.
If it’s free you can send me ads.