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I don't mind subscribing to remove ads and improve payments for the channels that I watch, but if I am going to pay to remove ads, I don't want to see ads. Ever.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Why the fuck did you even consider paying for that?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

A few reasons I pay is we watch YouTube on your living room TV and while there are ways to block ads it is easier to just not have to worry about. Second we want to support the channels we do watch and if we can do that without ads all the better. Third it comes with YouTube music (while not the best it works fine for us)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

They pay so we don't have to πŸ˜‰

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Like I said. I hate ads, and I like that the channels I watch get paid a better rate than what they would from someone who views the ads.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was paying $90 a month for cable TV (which is full of ads) and found myself spending more time watching videos on YouTube.

So I cancelled the $90 cable and paid the $12 for YouTube to get rid of its ads. Without the annoyance of ads, I started spending even more time on YouTube.

I can still sometimes find live news or clips from earlier cable programming and other stuff on YouTube, so I'm not totally cut off from what I watched on cable.

It's pricy, but can be worth it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

You know... There are adblockers...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fam, just use an adblocker. It's free.

On desktop: Use any adblocker. They all will work.

On mobile: Use YouTube ReVanced if you have Android. I think there are some iOS adblocking apps, but they are harder to install.

On a smart TV or anything like an Amazon Firestick, the newer Google Chromecast, etc: Use SmartTube

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I pay but go in with my fam so we split the cost.

YouTube is my most used source of entertainment (or at least way up there) so it’s not that hard to decide to pay for it to lose the ads (on tv, phone, etc.).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have YouTube premium because it comes bundled with YouTube music which I have because I'm still somehow grandfathered in to some lower promotional price I paid for Google play music years ago when that first came out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I believe they are revoking the grandfather plans this yr. I received an email saying my price was going up and I've had it for years at the same price

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think I saw that too, but I'm actually about to be getting a new phone and probably doing the pixel pass payment thing, so in my case I'm still going to get it bundled with something else I'd be paying for anyway.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Because of no ads and background play on iOS

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Use YTalternatives: Newpipe, libretube or piped, invidious.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely will when possible.

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