this post was submitted on 20 Aug 2023
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Fuck Subscriptions

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Naming and shaming all "recurring spending models" where a one-time fee (or none at all) would be appropriate and logical.

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New community rule: Shilling for cunty corporations, their subscriptions and other anti-customer practices may result in a 1-day ban. It's so you can think about what it's like when someone can randomly decide what you can and can't use, based on some arbitrary rules. Oh what, you didn't read this fine print? You should read what you're agreeing to.

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Louis Rossman's YouTube channel

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3405817

Have to use Windows for work (I've asked), the ads have been getting worse and worse on my work laptop. Today got a game ad notification... That's clearly too far, right? Like I have to clear notifications, so I have to see it

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I get zero ads or notifications on my windows desktop.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where are you based? A lot of this is turned off in the EU and I can imagine that this notification also applies only to certain regions. Never got this specific one myself either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm in Canada, five computers with Win 11, including manufacturer default installs, no adverts.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Im on windows 11 on a desktop never got a notification like this? Skill issue?

[–] Rooki 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You just disabled notifications or ran a purger that cleansed that shit of

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Seems logical that disabling notifications would have notifications disabled.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Shit like this is what pushed me to linux. I haven't seen an ad in years now.

[–] sturmblast 2 points 1 year ago

turn off notifications

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

The only correct way to use Windows is to use the LTSC version.

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

How can you be able to run Linux without getting able to disable ads on Windows 11? Maybe OP should have a Mac instead.

[–] thecam 0 points 1 year ago

If I recall, this tool helped reduced the ads you see in Windows. However Linux is the way to go.

https://github.com/builtbybel/privatezilla