At a time of deep partisanship, at least there’s one thing California Republicans and Democrats can agree on: Ads on streaming platforms can be way too loud.

On Monday California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill with bipartisan support that requires ads on streaming platforms to be at the same volume as the programs they are attached to. In other words, no more blaring commercials leaving viewers fumbling for the remote — platforms like Paramount+ and Netflix are going to have to figure out how to keep the product-hawking at an equivalent volume to their films and series.

At a time of deep partisanship, at least there’s one thing California Republicans and Democrats can agree on: Ads on streaming platforms can be way too loud.

On Monday California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill

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