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.

  • InquisitiveApathy
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    3 months ago

    Stop it. Executives don’t understand sarcasm and you’ve doomed us all!

    • SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      It’s okay.

      Executives got were they are by being smart and making good decisions, not by listening to idiots on the internet.