BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoThe Enshittification of Plex Is Kicking Off, Starting with Free Roku Usersgizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkThe Enshittification of Plex Is Kicking Off, Starting with Free Roku Usersgizmodo.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down2·2 days agoThere’s plenty of evidence for enshittification, like emailing all your friends about your viewing habits and how buying the Plex pass doesn’t remove advertisements
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·2 days agoWhy are people seeing any advertisements on media they are hosting?
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoSame reason you need to subscribe to a service to stream your own hosted media through plex…
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoIt’s a “bug” apparently https://forums.plex.tv/t/ads-being-played-on-my-personal-content/934086
minus-squareKairos@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·2 days agoThe free shit with ads is separate from the Plex server.
minus-squarejeeva@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down5·2 days agoCan you explain how “emailing all your friends about your viewing habits” is enshittification and not just a feature you don’t like?
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoI’m really starting to hate the abuse of that word.
There’s plenty of evidence for enshittification, like emailing all your friends about your viewing habits and how buying the Plex pass doesn’t remove advertisements
Why are people seeing any advertisements on media they are hosting?
Same reason you need to subscribe to a service to stream your own hosted media through plex…
It’s a “bug” apparently
https://forums.plex.tv/t/ads-being-played-on-my-personal-content/934086
The free shit with ads is separate from the Plex server.
Can you explain how “emailing all your friends about your viewing habits” is enshittification and not just a feature you don’t like?
I’m really starting to hate the abuse of that word.