As we have all learned, ad and subscription models aren't mutually exclusive. You can still get ads while paying for a subscription. In fact, I don't believe t

As we have all learned, ad and subscription models aren't mutually exclusive. You can still get ads while paying for a subscription. In fact, I don't believe the ad model would have gone away if everyone started paying for a subscription. The bottom tier would still be filled with ads. Ideally, the market would solve this. The companies that are pushing annoying would lose customers to the companies that don't. But since we don't live in a ideal world, I honestly think regulations would be the only way. Something like "If a customer pays for subscription in any way, you can't show ads" - and then let the companies put a realistic price to their subscription tiers, which makes it worthwhile for them.