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Plex starts narcing on its own users' anime and X-rated habits with an opt-out service, and it's going terribly (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 8 months ago by DannyMac@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] CosmicTurtle@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Doesn't Plex require you to buy their premium service in order to use it on mobile devices?

I remember setting up my Plex server and was shocked that I had to pay to view my own media.

[–] warmaster@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

devs have to eat too, open source software (when fully free) is sometimes built as a hobby like Jellyfin, or as a portfolio project, or worst case scenario as a bait and switch to paid (sometimes it's death sentence). Then there are sponsored projects like Vulkan, or others that live off of donations like Mozilla.

[–] ScoobyDoo27@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I always see this but I used Plex on my iPhone for months before I bought the Plex pass. I did buy the Plex app way back when and maybe that’s why but I’m also using a new Plex account so I don’t see how’d they be tied together.

[–] Unmapped@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm not sure if it is exactly the same on Iphone. But on Android you can choose to either pay for the app( a one time payment) or have Plex pass. Either way lets you watch on the mobile app.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I do not pay for Plex and watch stuff on my phone all the time

[–] LUHG_HANI@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Buying the premium app and Plex pass are different things. You need to buy the app to be able to watch on mobile via the app.

[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I use VLC for mobile to access my Plex server.