Amazon Prime Video Users are Up in Arms over Recent Changes to the App
AMAZON Prime Video users have taken to Reddit to complain about changes to the app. The complaints were posted to the popular Reddit forum r/AmazonPrimeVideo.
Outraged Amazon Prime Users Express Disappointment over the App’s New Ad System
“I know this probably has been said before. But today is my first time watching it after they added ads. It sucks. Watching one movie had to sit through 6 ads. The “ad free” option is an extra $2.99 a month. I don’t watch Amazon Prime enough to pay another $3,” one user complained. The post was upvoted 135 times and received over 100 comments.
Furious Users Lament Deterioration of App Quality Due to New Ad Inclusion
“You get prime for the free shipping. Video is just a bonus. That’s how I see it at least,” one user replied. “One of the major selling points of paying for a streaming service was no commercials. Huge step backward,” another Redditor wrote.
Divided Opinions Among Users on Amazon Prime’s Updated Ad Feature
There are some Amazon Prime Video users who posted support for the service and it’s new ad update. “I don’t really mind since half what we watch is on the freevee portion, and I get a discount,” one wrote. “If you pay for prime all at once each year it’s like 11 bucks a month. If you add the extra three bucks it’s $14 a month for a streaming service and that is way cheaper than Hulu or Netflix without ads,” another said.
Limited Advertisements Added by Prime Video to its Movies and TV Shows
Prime added limited adverts to its movies and TV shows at the start of the year. “To continue investing in compelling content and keep increasing that investment over a long period of time, starting in early 2024, Prime Video shows and movies will include limited advertisements. We aim to have meaningfully fewer ads than linear TV and other streaming TV providers. Ads in Prime Video content will be introduced in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Canada in early 2024, followed by France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, and Australia later in the year. No action is required for Prime members. We’re not making changes in 2024 to the current price of Prime membership,” Amazon explains on its website.
Amazon Prime’s New Ad System Sparks Outcry from Subscribers
We have reached out to Amazon for comment. ‘Just cancelled my membership’ say furious Amazon Prime subscribers after TV quality ‘silently’ made worse.