The price of an individual YouTube Premium subscription is increasing $2 to $13.99 per month in the US. YouTube has yet to...
        • ipipip@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
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          2 years ago

          For me its solely because of a ad free experience on my TV, since its the primary device I’m using it on. And i got it relatively cheap from turkey so it’s not that big of a deal. I might reevaluate if the price increases though.

        • Humanius@lemmy.worldEnglish
          0·
          2 years ago

          It really boils down to a few reasons:

          • I don’t like ads, and I prefer not to see them
          • Running a platform like YouTube is not cheap, and I understand that Google needs money to keep things running.
          • The revenue of Premium is split between YouTube and the creators, much like ad revenue is. So it also supports the channels that I follow.
            • Humanius@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              2 years ago

              That hasn’t stopped me from using other Google services like Gmail, Docs, or Drive either.

              If I ever decide I want to opt out of Google’s ecosystem I’ll just serve them a GDPR data deletion request.
              That’s what I did when I deleted my Twitter account as well.

  • Veticia@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If they made YouTube paid only and lowered subscription to $1-2/month I might consider.

  • punyGIANT@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 years ago

    NewPipe (mobile), FreeTube (desktop), SmartTube (TV). If you did not know about these, you’re welcome.