- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To prohibit providers of streaming services from advertising ad-free services and later adding ads, and for other purposes.
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The Ad-Free Means Ad-Free Act would ban streaming services from advertising plans without ads and then later adding advertisements to those same plans. The bill targets companies like Netflix and other video streaming platforms that have changed their service terms after customers signed up. The legislation would protect consumers from unexpected ad insertions into subscriptions they paid for as ad-free. The bill was introduced by Representative Josh Riley and is currently in the early stages of the legislative process.
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HB10696: Ad-Free Means Ad-Free Act