Please take out this stupid funcion ASAP.
I already paid for plex pass!!! And I didn’t (and never) sponsor my machine for your ad service!!!
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I just want there to be more control over this feature. But it’s brand new so that certainly will come.
We get a lot for a free app, the Paid extras are just that, extras. Those of us who use them pay for them, but you can do a whole lot with the free version.
Wanting to not see the promotional stuff AND not see ads is a bit unreasonable. Sure we’ve had it for free for a long time, without any sponsor/ad “payment” or much statistical usage “payment” but the server has seen lots of development & improvements, which cost money, time, & resources. It’s now moving to a system where they use your anonymous usage data as a form of “payment” for the services we use for free. Again the Plex Pass is not included as that adds additional features. That’s the same accepted model you agree to “pay” using Google, any free streaming service, (& even that you “pay” on TOP OF the paid streaming services), Google/Apple/Waze Maps, any online game, IMDB, TVDB, TMDB, TPDB, etc, etc, etc. & pretty much EVERY internet connected service you use. Even things like Windows, MacOS, etc, you have the option to “OptOut” but that doesn’t stop that usage data from being collected & used/sold, that just doesn’t use that data in association with your account. Plex already collects some of that data, they HAVE TO for you to get “Recommended because you watched” things. The only difference is that now that data is ALSO including the streaming stuff.
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Agreed.
All I see from Plex and some apologists are excuses.
At least hold it back until it actually works ie not beta and with an opt out.
I totally understand that Plex wants to be a content aggregator and all that comes with that but this was poorly executed in all aspects.
Many of us use content aggregators but Plex’s beta forced push to all users was just really bad. Let the user decide who their aggregator is, not Plex.
Edit - oh and on top of all that, my search function is actually worse than it was before this forced push. Users have had to fight tooth and nail in the forum over the past few days to get some concessions by Plex over this mess and most expect more still as do I.
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It can’t though, as the feature does NOT exist on the server, it exists on the client/user account/cloud. That’d be like wanting a car to have a feature that prevents the driver from wearing a yellow shirt, & preventing the driver from selecting the yellow shirts in their closet, it’s not something the car can control
This 
It’s a BETA feature, there’s NO reason it should have been released to everyone while still in Beta. my only thought is that maybe they didn’t have a way to implement it to some & not others, but then they should have definitely had it more polished before releasing it
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Well, it’s just a flag. If the startup code in any client requests that setting from the main server it is connected to, it respects that flag to disable/enable the feature in that app. And if there’s no server, then there’s nothing to mix streaming +private content… then go for it.
It would even make more sense to request it from the account, but hey… you just don’t need to leave it at app level.
Please don’t tell others what cannot be done. You’re simply wrong on this. Some kind of “lost on the line”. 
Only problem with this is you can have multiple servers, so which one is the ‘main’ for those users?
Realistically, this is best managed as account-based, just like Online Media Sources. The biggest issue I have with the account based approach is you can’t reach those settings from the clients currently (which is, in my opinion, a specific design decision by Plex to make it harder to turn off).
But an account-based setting would be acceptable to me.
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Voted. I do not want to see any content other than what I myself supply. I do not want search results augmented by external services (metadata sources excluded), either. Local, local, local.
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Very well described @LostOnTheLine. Some folks believe the Plex app is their possession and therefor Plex has not the right to implement etc. I fully get some concerns but streaming services have to keep developing their apps with new features. This is a GAME CHANGER for persons with multiple streaming services and I am one of them. If you are concerned of your privacy, than do not post on this forum, use google maps or any device which is connected to the internet. There is no such a 100% privacy nowadays. All data is collated anonymously. I bet most of people here are using Trakt, Netflix, HBOMax etc and they sell your preferences as well
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I’ve always just wanted to use Plex as the place for my media.
I have no interest at all in Plex’s view of the ‘mediaverse’, and it’s becoming far too intrusive in the product.
If other people like Discover etc, that’s fine by me - each to their own. But give me the option to disable all the ‘mediaverse’ stuff and let me enjoy my own content in peace.
Otherwise I will relutantly cancel my Plex subscription and go elsewhere.
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Correct, a monumental eff up and yet they still continue with it and now playing catch up.
Polish a turd, it is still a turd.
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This is such a bizarre argument. You’re saying that because other companies are also doing things we disagree with, we should be OK with Plex doing them too?
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Bizarre arguments on the internet?!?!?
Say it ain’t so!!!
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If it’s such a great feature, then they’ll have no issue getting people to opt in. I can assure you that those of us who don’t subscribe to streaming services do not feel the same way and need to be able to get rid of this monstrosity. Choice is good.
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What really bothers me here is, where is all this data stored, and what databases are being searched then I make a search in the App? Who has access to this very personal data? Normally that search would only go to my server, but now it also sends the same search to… where? And what privacy measures are taken? This is literally personal data being stored and used… by who?
I personally don’t want to contribute to these streaming services datasets, do they have access to who searched for what? So many questions, so few answers…
I am just saying, you have to shut down your internet router for privacy. So the argument not to use this feature for privacy reasons is Bizarre. Reasons concerning children content I fully understand but no doubt Plex will take care of this, but please don’t use the privacy reason as an argument
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If the solution they implement is the option to disable it, that’s fine.
If the solution they implement is to keep it forced on and only filter based on the content rating, it’s not.
That’s the open issue at the moment for me. How Plex ‘takes care of it’ is the issue, with absolutely no answer from Plex still.
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That’s not entirely true. It’s darned hard to hide from a three-letter agency that really wants your info but there are indeed ways to use a lot of the commercial internet without coughing up your personal info. The problem is that few people have the knowledge, time, and determination to do so.
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By using it, you are indeed layering another data set that is sent to a third party. One you may or may not trust with that data.
I personally have no issue with Plex knowing what my viewing habits are or even if they onsell that data (taking the thoughts of some to their outcome).
However, I don’t want or need Discover and search results from streaming services flooding my search result.
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I’m just gonna say this…
Nobody doubts that for many this will be a kick ass feature
For those who don’t think so, some of the bullshit in comparing an equivalent of “it’s how the world is and google etc does things”
well…bullshit.
They are advertisements whilst clearly not stated as advertisements. Hence Plex now know they broke EU law but will no doubt claim toggle off is purely because they listen to feedback.
As a side note though… it gets better.
My Shield is unaffected as any release in the last month is broken as hell.
My IPhone sadly got infected by discover and so I let it fly.
I’m just really curios why I see all this “available from other providers” nonsense and the first 13 results are already in my personal server?
Do I put it down to the fact that it’s a pre-alpha release? …whoops sorry I meant forced beta.
Kudos though. It does seem to list that media on my two servers before it gives me the option to those “other” providers.
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