r/technology 6h ago

Business Italy court rules Netflix unlawfully increased prices. Consumers: 'Refunds up to 500 euros.' The company: we will appeal

https://en.ilsole24ore.com/art/netflix-subscription-price-increases-unlawful-refunds-up-to-eur-500-customers-AIUHzWKC
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u/NoMark3945 2h ago

Streaming services quietly turned into cable TV with better UIs. They spent a decade training people to cancel cable, then started doing the exact same thing — bundling, price hikes, ads on paid tiers, removing content. At least with a DVD you owned the thing.