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Netflix just axed its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK::Netflix no longer offers its basic ad-free plan in the US and UK to new subscribers, which costs $9.99 / month or £6.99 / month in either country.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

That was always the point of the ad-tier, which will inevitably be the price of the tier it's replacing.

They were always going to add adverts for no cheaper, just like my countries paid-tv, they just had to ease the ads in step by step.