Exciting news! The free API you were using is no more free!

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Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 965 points – 11 months ago

Exciting news for who? Only the site owner is excited that a free resource now requires a subscription

"Yay! Now I have to pay another subscription! I'm so excited! Let's celebrate with them!" - nobody

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I had issues in the past with opensubtitles serving malware through fake download buttons on the site.

You had like 6 different buttons to download with only one legit.

Sent them an email and they removed them...

I hardly trust this site and really don't appreciate they use open in their name and pull up shit like this.

I wish we had some sort of P2P sub hosting... So we don't have to deal with sites like opensubtitles.

I have used Subscene (for movies) and addic7ed (for tv shows) without any issues for years.

Should just have a drive link to a trove of SRT files.

Well, the fake download buttons that give you malware is all part of the experience. This very email continues later with this:

Unlike non-VIP users, who might face offers, installers, and redirects before accessing subtitles, VIP members have a streamlined and hassle-free download experience.