Storing and serving videos is expensive, they have to pay for it somehow. Either you pay directly or someone else pays for you (through an Ad). I don't see why this is inherently a problem.
I can see arguments on if the specifics are a problem with how they're going about it, but the fundamentals make sense.
Friend one day added me to his family plan because they had one space open. I'm still in the habit of always going to youtube in ways I can ad-block but am always pleasantly surprised when I go in the normal youtube app and I have no ads. I'll pay for the service though
The perfect crime.
You all deserve this and worse. No reason to complain about it. This is what everybody wanted.
Grayjay is great for YouTube too
I'd have paid the fee for ad-free YouTube if it didn't also come with an (expensive) subscription to YouTube music.
Nowadays though I don't want to give Google money for anything, even incidentally. I just use Ublock Origin.
Unwatched app for those on iOS
second this, one of the best apps man. no shorts, no algorithm, just a nice RSS feed and no ads
Yes.
I signed up with Google Play Music All Access in its two month intro way back when. At the time it was $7.99mo for life. They included YouTube Red when that launched. Now after all the name changes and price hikes, I'm still locked in at $7.99. I'll keep it as long as that lasts.
set your VPN to Albania
That how it works everywhere. YouTube isn't any different. Most company offer free ad supported plans or cheaper ad supported plans, and premium ad free plans.
I'm playing both sides, but actually.
That shit is real
