• skittle07crusher@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      As another reply said already

      Imagine cable tv! (in the US at least, and, it seems, Canada, too)

      It is so absurd until you realize people already accepted that shit… wtf!!!

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        Yes, but this is german and in Germany most TV is free with ads or paid without ads.

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          No, most TV in Germany is either paid and with ads (ARD, ZDF, or private stations with HD+) , or free and with even more ads (RTL, Pro7 etc. in SD resolution). Paid TV without ads (Sky) is only used by a small minority

          And the few ad supported stations that are free are only free if you use Satellite TV, half of Germany still uses cable TV and has to pay a monthly fee to Vodafone for those, in addition to our broadcasting fees that everyone has to pay

          Source: Am German

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            Okay, it is possible to get them for free (except the ÖR which I forgot, because the fee is mandatory for each household) which is what I meant but yes, there are lots of ads, but american TV also has I would say as many ads.

            Source: also German

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      Or imagine installing uBlock Origin and not seeing ads at all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

      YouTube really promoted uBlock more than uBlock could even promote itself

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      2 days ago

      Imagine not using NewPipe, which has no ads and can play music in the background while you use other apps simultaneously (Samsung only feature I’ve heard, but still)