No matter which streaming service you use, you can be sure that the people behind it will do everything they can to keep you watching for as long as possible. Even five extra seconds of watch time per day quickly adds up in the long run when you’re talking about millions of viewers, let alone ads.

However, this can lead to a poor user experience. There you are, caught up in the final moments of a show or movie, and before you know what happens, you’re thrown into the next episode, or shown an ad for a completely different show.

The X-post below is a particularly egregious example, as the final moments of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho are rudely interrupted by a promotion for The Big Bang Theory. I have nothing against The Big Bang Theory, but it undeniably ruins the mood Hitchcock was trying to create.

Unfortunately, the extent to which you can control this kind of nonsense varies depending on which streaming service you use, and it’s not always possible to turn it off completely. Still, here’s what you can do on the most popular streaming apps out there.