🎉 #California finally tackles humanity's greatest problem: LOUD ADS! Because clearly, the most pressing issue in tech was preventing us from diving for the remote during Netflix marathons. 🙄 Meanwhile, climate change and privacy concerns send their regards. 🌍🔒
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/streaming-services-obnoxiously-loud-ads-become-illegal-on-july-1-in-california/ #LOUDADS #TechIssues #RemoteControl #MediaCriticism #SocialConcerns #HackerNews #ngated
Streaming services’ obnoxiously loud ads become illegal on July 1 in California

Illinois passed a similar law, giving services more incentive to make ads less booming.

Ars Technica