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[-] WhiteHawk@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Increasing the price of a service that is already piss-poor value for your money is incredibly smart. Who the hell is gonna pay 14$ per month just to get rid of ads?

[-] lyam23@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

It also includes YouTube Music. Yes, I know, many will say they value proposition it's still poor even with that. Honestly it's worth it to me. I subscribe to the family plan because we watch a lot of YouTube and listen to a lot of music. No ads plus unlimited music for 4 people is worth it to us.

[-] MeltedLiquid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Yeah same here, I use the hell out of my Youtube Premium. Though the biggest feature lately has been 0 ads on content, as the majority of my video streaming is from Youtube.

[-] Hung_Like_Hodor@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Same I get a lot of use out of the family plan. My group of friends just exchange various family plans to save money. I take care of YouTube, another friend Spotify, etc. I absolutely hate ads and can work around them but still like supporting my favorite channels. I've been on YouTube for well over a decade and is pretty much my main video entertainment, so well worth it.

[-] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago

Well, I pay money to get rid of ads on Twitch, but I watch.... a lot of hours of Twitch.

I imagine if someone watches as much Youtube as I watch Twitch, it'd likely be worth it for them.

[-] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Adblockers work on Twitch, though it can take a little doing. Twitch in particular doesn't ike adblockers, but you can still block the blockers blocking your adblocker if you do it rights.

[-] EssentialCoffee@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

They do, but I like the creators I don't subscribe to to still get paid what little ad revenue they can for my views. I don't believe creators get paid anything if you're using an ad blocker while an ad is running.

[-] garretble@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I will (and do currently). I watch a bunch of YouTube on my TV through an AppleTV, and it’s the easiest way to get no ads and also support the people I watch.

[-] soulifix@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

People who're gullible. I'm sure Twitch thought the same thing when their subscription service is exactly the same thing. $12 a month, just to remove ads. On top of them assuming you have Prime too, which is $15. So they want you paying $27 to get rid of ads.

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