Hulu, Disney , etc. are changing their rules

We have highlighted some of the changes for your reference:

 

• We're adding information regarding billing and payment processes.

 

• We are clarifying that, as we continue to increase the breadth and depth of the content we make available to you, circumstances may require that certain titles and types of content include ads, even in our 'no ads' or 'ad free' subscription tiers.

 

• We're clarifying that the same arbitration agreement applies to Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu."

Yesterday, they changed their policy on “AI that causes harm."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy081nqx2zjo

I have always had a love/hate/love for what Google (and Microsoft) are doing.   My Defcon level has been rising for the last couple of years when I watched the Windows 11 OS as a spyware process that Microsoft seems to be taking. With the end of support for Windows 10 looming, I plan to execute some actions.  But I digress. This is about Google.

At one customer's request, I moved them to Google Workspace a couple of weeks ago.  I am about to migrate another customer to something this week, and we were thinking of Google.  Now I am not sure it is a good idea.

I have multiple customers who use Chromebooks; my family uses some Google hardware and software, including one of the TVs in the house.

My moral compass is spinning like something in a movie.  So, I write this all down to help me think, share it with others, and finally get it out of the back of my brain.

Personally, I think it will be hard to eliminate all things Google. In our world, this may seem like a very small thing.  

No more Gmail, no more Chrome OS, no more Android, no more browsers based on Chromium .  

That is not all; what services are we using that use Google or Microsoft as the cloud back end?  My head hurts.

1/17/25,…

I remembered that I had stopped blogging. The new micro.one system was the trigger, and I thought, what the heck? I did miss doing this.

Twelve hours later, I reactivated my account, and poof @manton had saved my old blog. Thank you very much.

It’s time to catch up.