I miss when you could use something without it turning into spyware. Jellyfin it is then.
this post was submitted on 29 May 2025
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It's interesting to see the different kind of comments here and on Redshit.
Here, people are smart and they are switching to Jellyfin. On Redshit, if people mention Jellyfin in a comment they get downvoted right away.
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Man Plex when fully enshitified FAST!
We are altering the deal. Pray, we do not alter it further.
Thanks for the headsup. This is the final push I needed. Been running Jellyfin for 6months or so but need to put more time into it. Plex has been great, and I’ve also been paying (though felt a little conflicted) a sub which I’m willing to do if it keeps a worthwhile project on an honest trajectory aligning with my needs and restrictions, for a good service or product. However they're now doing exactly why I started on the self hosting path. Who’s to say the third party is jot going to be a heavy handed industry body, corrupt authority , let alone the problematic world of adsales? They’re walking a very strange line and seem very confused about their purpose. Other than the all ruining ‘growth’. Seeya plex.
If we find out "I do not consent" opts out, I'm fine with it. If we find out "I do not consent" leads to a "Close our account" page, it's time for pitchforks, especially since they recently had a huge sale on lifetime memberships.
If we find out "I do not consent" opts out, I'm fine with it.
Why? They don't need more money. Jellyfin proves how much of their service can be done for free
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Last shit they pulled I moved to Jellyfin. Today I deleted my Plex account.
python -m http.server is still my media server of choice. It's never let me down.
Mine too! I'm enjoying your media server right now.
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How else can they afford to stream samurai cop 3 and other things you never asked? You guys need to support them in becoming the best corp they can be! They want to be big boys now.
Even if you can mental gymnastics into believing this won't affect you, we know that's the way Plex is going. How long until it does?
Force PlexPass first, get money, then change terms.
Coordinated big-brain evil.
Big plus - identify all accounts interested in privacy. Thus = suspicious accounts.
This is the path for Plex to become Digg, Playon, and reddit.
hashed email xD, if someone has email it's just hash(email) == email. given how many emails leaked producing hashes of 90% of population emails is not a problem
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