It's not on all things, only some programs, but it was enough that it upset me because they were charging me for 'ad free' and didn't even warn me that some things would have ads.
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Yes it does, or it did when I was subscribed. It was usually on reality type shows like HGTV or other similar things. I also hated that it wouldn't let me skip ads on things I had recorded on live TV. They also have had shitty no-account sharing policies since before Netflix enraged everyone with their plan for that. I remember them not letting me watch from my account because I wasn't at my set home address.
Don't know what to tell you. Their services were charging way too much to be limiting features like that, and I'm not going back. At least YouTube TV lets you skip ads in recorded programs.
Idk why you're trying to tell me bullshit to something I experienced for myself, but okay. I can tell you that it did happen and it pissed me off, and it was enough to make me never want to go back. Plus (I'm not sure if this is still the case) they wouldn't let me fast-forward commercials on programs I had recorded from their live TV programs. Even though I had also paid the extra there to get no/fewer ads. Something like $80 a month at the time.
So yeah, no bullshit. Sorry to disappoint you.
To me, it seemed to be any show that also showed on live TV stations or something? I didn't know the exact reasons, but it did seem to happen with things affiliated with certain TV stations. But the fact that they do/have done it at all is enough to turn me off.
Edit: I haven't been subscribed since probably 2021, so I have no idea how it is now.
Hulu will still show ads for some things, even if you pay extra for ad free. Pisses me off, they're a terrible company. They'll never get another dime from me.
That's not what I said, is it? I was talking specifically about the more recent spike in popularity.
Edit: Not sure why I'm being down voted for pointing out what I said. I very specifically was talking about the spike in popularity around 2016. I'm not talking about the topic being popular before that, because there is a specific difference in the two time frames, where interest in the topic reached a fever pitch. And yes, it is 'slowing down' compared to said fever pitch ~2016. But 'slowing down' mostly means returning to baseline.
It's not (mostly, I can't speak for the weirdos out there) murder porn, though? For a while, it was a movement of almost solidarity with other women, because these stories could easily happen to us. So it was almost like listening to survival tips, as well as paying respects to those lost by trying to learn from their experiences. It probably wasn't a coincedence that the 'true crime wave' happened around the time of Me Too.
And to soothe your mind, true crime as a 'fad' is dying quite a bit. People realized that, hey having a frivolous show where you clown and make cocktails or some shit while talking about real victims just isn't okay.
Source: am a woman who was (and is) interested in true crime, and have spoken to many other women from different circles—and even states/cities—who were also interested in the topic.
Then no need to feel embarrassed about something you might have enjoyed at the time! :)
We're allowed to like what we like, especially as kids. Give your younger self a break lol
Alternative theory: teen boys/men would, on the whole, rather be caught dead than reading anything associated with (gasp) girl media. Which the twilight franchise and Stephanie Meyer is.
Once you start paying attention, you realize that the things society hates on most for no real reason is media meant for teenage girls.
What's the problem with that? I would assume most people of tween/teen reading age did in the time they were popular. They were a phenomenon.
Casually outing yourself as hating things teenage girls like.
Idk why you're coming at me, dude. Does Hulu pay your bills or something? Like I said, I'm just describing my experience, idk why you're being a confrontational ass about it.