For paid accounts they don't show ads during an episode, but they're injecting their own little things before some episodes.
My policy now is that every time they do this, I suspend my membership for 2 months. So basically I pay them for 4 months of the year.
That lets me binge each complete season of anime, while still punishing their misbehavior.
It's trivial for them, but it feels like a small win for justice for me.
Instead of using nyaa[dot]si and dowloading the seasons that you want to watch, like a normal person would, you decide to pay for DRM content from time to time to get Crunchyroll's own little things and consider it a win for justice.
Wow, amazing, some applause for you please.
People my generation won't go back. But the children of today who grow up in the Advertising Jugend are the future.
Disney+ is probably the least valuable streaming subscription I have but I keep it for the backbook of star wars and marvel content. They keep trying to package it with random crap, and I assume they’re going to wave hands at some garbage package as the benefit. But I for one absolutely refuse to be marketed to, especially during my rare moments of free time.
You'd have to elect to resubscribe with the new terms. Bonus points if it has to be the normal subscription flow, not some kind of one click to resubscribe.
I'd bet the pressure of instant drop in revenue and the likelihood of people being less motivated to resubscribe would kill some of this behavior.