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Unfortunately, big tech has been expending millions (edit: more like billions, maybe trillions) in currency and talent to figure out how to make all-you-can-eat video and images turn a profit. Apparently, it just can’t happen at a global scale even when it’s lousy with ads and personal data collection.
So, get ready to open your wallet. We’ll probably see more and more such services moving to paid-for subscriptions. (IMO)
Which most people won’t be able to afford. You can’t have a gazillion subscription services running, it’s just not going to happen. You can already see the VOD services self destruct over this. It started all with just Netflix, one site to rule them all. That was fine and a real alternative to pirated content like torrents & illegal streams. But now we have Amazon, and Disney, and an endless amount of other ones, all wanting their ~15 bucks per month (which some consider too low) to offer you a couple exclusive titles, all spread out over the various suppliers. You’d have to be rich to afford that or go through the hassle of constantly switching service, at which point you might as well just shell out the 5 bucks for Mullvad and go back to piracy.
https://xkcd.com/512/