Link: https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/disney-changes-subscriber-agreement-to-allow-ads-on-every-plan-3410354/

Disney+ has updated its subscriber agreement to allow advertising before and after movies and shows across every subscription tier. The change quietly ends completely ad-free streaming on the platform, even for those paying top dollar.

That includes the Premium plan, which costs $18.99 a month and was originally sold on the promise of an uninterrupted viewing experience.

Subscribers now face an on-screen prompt when logging in, requiring them to actively accept the updated terms before they can keep watching.

Corporate enshittification accelerates and Disney is leading the way.

Allows is doing a lot of heavy lifting

The are deliberately adding ads

Guys, we live in a dystopian world. Such bullshit! Most everything about society is dystopian. I don't think there is any redeeming quality to the fuckers that are in charge of it all.

See ye on the high seas, matey! Arrr.

Did You know that today is International Talk Like a Pirate Day?

"Ad-free" has always been bullshit because every steamer runs ads for their own content at the start/end of everything and has giant "WATCH NEXT" "COMING SOON" "TRENDING NOW" banners on every screen.

Sounds like a class action lawsuit based on false promises is in order

(on a completely unrelated note)

Some republican politicians are actually trying to push a legislation to require ISPs and VPN providers and whatever to block “foreign pirating sites”. I know there will always be a way for those who know what they’re doing, but they’re squeezing people little by little into having to pay these subscriptions no matter what companies do. I’ll personally just quit watching tv altogether if I had no choice but to pay these fuckers. I have zero subscriptions and I’d like to keep it that way.

Imagine if people just stopped paying these companies. I guarantee you that most people have more entertainment than they can consume in their lifetime. They just want to have everything and these companies know it.

This is why regulation paired with antitrust enforcement is important, which hasn't existed in any meaningful sense in the US since before Reagan. Healthy competion would drastically lessen the likelihood of such anti-consumer practices.

Businesses with high barrier to entry naturally will have fewer competitors(airlines, cell networks, etc.) and so need healthy regulation, or preferably nationalization.

My owned library is thousands of libraries. I'm with you, I'm checking out of current media if they want me to watch ads.

Drink up me ‘earties, yo ho!

There is one. Self destructive personalities often leads to their own demise. So most likely the rich sociopath class kills itself.

Edit: or we do it for them. Listen Luigi isn't just a good idea. It would force change. They don't fear their mortality.

You probably agree to changes like this when you sign up. You wouldn't purposely agree to it but they write it that way and it stands up in court.

WE HAVE ALTERED THE AGREEMENT

PRAY WE DO NOT ALTER IT FURTHER

[heavy breathing]

Yeah. All the companies seem to think that ads for their own products don’t count as ads. Same with all these ad free mobile games…. 99% of them show ads for in game purchases.

I think that the bullshit mental gymnastics that they all went through to allow them to do that was to call them promotions, not ads.

Arrrrr

They're really speedrunning it. Alas, I expected nothing less.

If I read the article correctly, that’s exactly what they’re talking about. Promo prerolls.

I pay for the lower tier plan because it makes it easy for my kids. I block their ads with ublock origin.

Lol. Sucks to suck. 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

I'm on duo for Disney and Hulu. Didn't get any prompt when logging in just now, but ads are an instant cancel.

I kicked them to the curb a few years ago because the price increases wouldnt stop. If only I got pay raises as frequently as they raised them. Get fucked streaming services...

People are such sheeple

Was only using Disney and pirated the rest. Now we will be pirating every damn thing just like I did 20 years ago. Fuck any service that will not give you the option to pay for ad free.

Fucking what? Well, cancel away and then Google the letters at the start of the words in this sentence:

Fucking Mouse, He's Yucky

There was one when amazon did the same. In favor of amazon...

I think the dumbfuck judge said it was merely 'modification of benefits, so it doesnt count', or some shit along those lines. This probably the reason why more companies do it now.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amazon-beats-ad-tier-class-action-subscription-trickery-1236318700/

haha that's so fitting

Do they still get to kill your spouse if you sign up?

Disney says man can't sue over wife's death because he agreed to Disney+ terms of service

NUTS!

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A new House bill would give federal courts the power to order ISPs, DNS providers, and VPN services to block designated foreign piracy sites, reviving a long-running debate over whether copyright enforcement belongs inside internet infrastructure.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) introduced H.R. 10364, the American Copyright Protection Act of 2026, on September 14, requiring any ISP, DNS provider, or VPN service with at least 100,000 US users to block court-designated foreign piracy sites.

It’s promos at the end and beginning of programs, not in the middle.

Not excusing it, just clarifying it.

Promotions are less annoying but still annoying.

"Hey heres a show thats popular with people who also watched what you watched, maybe you will too IDK." Isnt as grating as "Have you considered going into 70k of debt for an oversized truck you dont need?" Every 10 minutes.

I think there are people who still buy cable. As a non cable person I remember being amazed a decade or so ago when I saw what was mostly on. reality shows with more commercials than free over the air tv. and people pay for that. nuts.

I've been holding out a long time. I will pay what it takes to access content I want to see and avoid ads. I want money to make it to the artists. But if there is no option to avoid ads, then I will not pay for your service anymore. I would imagine many others feel the same way. Seems like a very foolish decision.

Controversial opinion, a lot of those artists are already paid when it comes to TV. Fuck that, in my opinion.

Lmao. Like really. I could never have ever paid for the Disney channel, that itself is too close to an ad to begin with.

And now they are going to fuck with their base, the people who love their brand. They probably wont even blink.

And no I am not talking about the casuals, I an talking the top teir plan who worship the mouse.

Fuck Disney, always been shit, nothing was worth paying them money.

I am beyond that. I just quit being a consumer all together. There is plenty of things that I can give attention to anyways. For free, with no pirating involved.

Promos for other programs on +, or adverts for products?

How did you make it this far with Hulu? I noped out of that shit probably around 2014.

Where did the frugal pirate get his hook?

New super premium plans will now be rolling out for 29.99 with guaranteed no ads

** terms and conditions apply, ads may still be show without warning, consult your doctor **

Yeaaahhh. That's how you keep customers isn't it?

I don't see this sticking at all. I imagine lots of companies will pop up to offer the needed services so even if the big players block foreign piracy sites, others won't.

My public library still checks out DVDs. Some titles are blu-rays even. Get an optical drive and rip away. For free.