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Netflix kills Basic plan, making its cheapest ad-free tier $15.49
(arstechnica.com)
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This is exactly the sort of stuff we predicted way back then; this is why I've never touched this stuff.
I remember commenting on Reddit that the ad tier would start chiseling away the solid ad free tiers. I had absolute vitriol spew at me for saying that. And here we are.
Honestly, I was expecting them to try this a lot earlier then now.