Now we are used to cookies etc, can streaming channels recognise what I’ve already seen, and bloody stop interrupting shows with the same ads please.

I think they do that on purpose.

No.

welcome to the 'Enshitification' of everything

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/enshittification#:~:text=enshittification%20(uncountable),in%20order%20to%20increase%20profits.