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    1 year ago

    Netflix didn’t start with ads, and the ads don’t affect pre-existing subscription tiers.

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      1 year ago

      … other than the fact that they cost more to ‘make room for’ the ad-supported service at and near the former price points.

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        1 year ago

        Did some more research and Netflix did remove their “Basic” plan when they added the cheaper ad-supported tier. They also raised the prices of their other plans, but those increases were consistent historically, so I’m not convinced the addition of an ad-supported tier caused them. Graph of Netflix prices from 2011-2023

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      For what it’s worth, Facebook didn’t have ads way back in the day