New York Times app autoplays video ads on articles even with paid subscription

Re:New York Times app autoplays video ads on articles even w... by xae342 on Sunday October 14, 2018 @11:24AM (#18213336)

I like NYT’s articles, but have been hesitant to actually subscribe due to issues like this, and other stories where they make it hard to unsubscribe, require you call them etc.

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Re:New York Times app autoplays video ads on articles even w... by mikestew on Sunday October 14, 2018 @11:43AM (#18213423)

Subscribe through iTunes or (I think) Amazon. I know on iTunes it’s a flip of a switch to unsubscribe. And then run some form of PiHole to turn off the adds.

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Re:New York Times app autoplays video ads on articles even w... by tomjen3 on Sunday October 14, 2018 @03:32PM (#18214725)

The Economists had the same bullshit (plus it was an international call, only in a limited hours), so I sent them a very angry (and I admit abusive, which I am not proud of, even if what they were doing were basically fraud) email. Wof now I am unsubscribed, no call necessary.

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