It’s not a single ad. It’s a new ad every time they launch a new subscription service, or have some sort of sale, several times a year, across all of their products, with no way to permanently disable them.
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There are ads in the VPN app? I have never seen an ad on any Proton service, except for occasional emails or banners around upgrading my subscription.
Then again, I’ve been a premium subscriber for a while now.
Yes there are. I just saw an ad for their new Duo subscription in a pop-up when it started up.
A single ad when a new subscription type launches doesn’t seem like a big deal to me.
It’s not a single ad. It’s a new ad every time they launch a new subscription service, or have some sort of sale, several times a year, across all of their products, with no way to permanently disable them.
That’s odd. I have only seen one that I can remember.
Either way I don’t really care much.
I’m happy for you.