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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (19 children)

I'll say something unexpected: I pay for YouTube. With money! Why?

I use it every day and I'm a human who likes boosting the things that I enjoy
I think YouTube's content recommendations are a genuine value-add and not easily replaced
A cut of my subscription fee goes directly back to the video creators that I watch
The "premium" encoding levels are actually a substantial improvement to video bitrates
- Important: the premium bitrate is higher than anything previously offered and probably would not have been otherwise practical to serve for free

So yeah. I personally like YouTube enough to pay for it and I have the financial means to do so. Am I a clown for expressing personal appreciation towards a faceless megacorp? Yes. Yes I am. Constantly trying to win at every transaction in life is a drag though, so I think I'll continue to enjoy getting swindled.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I second this. Probably the best $15 I spend for my family every month. No ads for kids watching YT on their own is nice peace of mind for me and my wife.

And because I already pay for it, we've slowly all migrated over from Spotify to YT Music and been surprisingly happy with it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

The family plan was the best $15 I spent for many years but when they raised the rates this past year I took a look at all my streaming subscriptions and YouTube didn't make the cut any longer. There's a small chance I'll resub as an individual down the road but for now it's ad blockers for me.

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