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[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Nice thought, but precedence has been around 80 plus years with TV ads...

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[-] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Not technically true - the movie reel itself wasn't altered.

It was swapped out for ads, and the same is true for digital formats. Here, they'd be actively modifying and distributing a modified file.

[-] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

TV companies actively edit parts of the movie out constantly.

[-] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Yes they do, they skip parts definitely.

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The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source

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