Netflix will discontinue the Basic plan in the United States and France. The cheapest ad-free plan will be scraped and users will be pushed towards the more expensive Standard, or a cheaper ad-supported tier.
The announcement came through the Q2 financial report, where the company revealed the change was first tested in the United Kingdom and Canada. Users from several countries already reported the change, which now seems to be official.
The Basic plan that costs $11.99 in the United States was removed for new users but Netflix allowed paying customers to keep it. Now, they are…
