Casting support is still available on older Chromecast devices or TVs that support Google Cast natively, according to Netflix’s support page

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    3 hours ago

    Lol why?

    Genuinely seems pretty arbitrary given you need to use their app to start the cast anyway

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      3 hours ago

      The fact that casting to older devices is allowed on the expensive plan but not the ad-supported one offers a clue.

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      3 hours ago

      Because fuck you, that’s why. I’m sure they will re-introduce the feature behind a paywall soon.

      ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

      Once you tell a company that you are willing to pay for something more than once, prepare to get fucked, because that’s all you’re gonna get. And not the fun kind.

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      2 hours ago

      Over the last weekend I was surprised to learn that you can’t stream from the mobile web interface of at least some, if not most, of the streaming apps.