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YouTube Premium quietly goes up in price to $14 per month | That's a significant $2 increase with no official announcement. (www.engadget.com)
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YouTube Premium quietly goes up in price to $14 per month | That's a significant $2 increase with no official announcement.::Google has quietly increased the price of YouTube Premium by a significant $2 from $12 to $14, according to the updated signup page..

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago (16 children)

What fucking idiot pays for YouTube premium? Like, I'm sorry... But what the fuck?

[–] al4s@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)
  • No ads
  • Creators get more money than from ads
  • YouTube is less dependent on advertisers
  • You can get it in a bundle with YouTube music It's not that bad of a deal. Music and YouTube are the two pieces of media I consume most, so it makes sense for me.
[–] sgtgig@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same reasons here. Also, if you regularly watch Youtube on smart TVs/streaming boxes, etc. it's just the most hassle free way to not get ads there.

[–] lenninscjay@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

yes, but this increase is a bit rough.

[–] pazukaza@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

Also the fact that they were sneaky about it. But this is just how YouTube does things. They know being loud is the best way to get hate, just like what happened to Netflix. They have pushed longer ads in sneaky ways over the years. Now they are evaluating blocking ad-blockers, also in sneaky ways, they are never loud about it.

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

Consider this: It's a shit business model.

A lot of things should have been wiped out a long time ago via survival of the fittest.

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

SO your saying that subscriptions are shit or advertising and you being the product is shit?

[–] InternetUser2012@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Both

[–] phillycodehound@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Don't agree with that. Subscriptions work. Nothing's free

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