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[–] Prethoryn@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I already pay for it and will continue to do so. I have no issues spending money for a product I enjoy.

[–] lemming007@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

It's never enough, soon they're going to show ads even to you, a paying customer. It's happening to some streaming providers already, it's coming to YouTube too, mark my words. Online streaming is turning into cable.

[–] seathru@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

I pay the content creators I enjoy. Youtube can make due with the data they harvest and sell.

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[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah, yeah, it's all about the creators' well being.

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[–] InvaderDJ@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I definitely recommend people check out Youtube Premium if you hate ads and use YT a lot on smart TVs and mobile where ad-blocking is more difficult.

The majority of my video watching time is YT and I primarily do it on my phone or TV, so it is worth it for me. I wish I could cut out YT Music and save some money while using a music streaming service I prefer though.

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[–] jampacked@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I used to keep it off on sites I wanted to have revenue but everyone uses them to annoy the user into subscriptions anymore so it's not worth turning it off.

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