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…
Feel like we’re watching a lot of tech companies making a lot of bad decisions all at once. Reddit, Google, Netflix, Meta, Twitter, Hulu, etc. Regardless of the individual circumstances and bad actors in each case, it feels like they’re all being fueled by a shared, low-key desperation.
Costs are going up, investment is wising up.
If you’re just a bit tech savvy and don’t use your tv as your primary YouTube player then it’s reasonably easy to avoid ads and download stuff on YouTube no matter if you’re on Android, PC, or even iOS (yes without jailbreak).
Even with a TV there are options. I know Android/Google TV and LG WebOS both have apps available to sideload.
LG webOS? Please do tell what to do? I hate watching YT on my LG tv, its like two ads between each and every video…
I haven’t done it personally because I have an Android TV box connected to my LG TV with SmartTubeNext, but here’s an archived reddit post with a guide for it.
If your tv has Android tv you are also all set :)
What fucking idiot pays for YouTube premium? Like, I’m sorry… But what the fuck?
I don’t pay specifically for YouTube with no ads, that’s just a nice bonus, the primary reason is YouTube Music which is amazing.
yeah, ad-free youtube, downloads, and background playback is only a couple dollars more than spotify. it’s one of the easiest subscriptions for me to justify.
- 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.
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.
yes, but this increase is a bit rough.
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.
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.
SO your saying that subscriptions are shit or advertising and you being the product is shit?
Both
Don’t agree with that. Subscriptions work. Nothing’s free
I got an email from YouTube explaining the increase along with a few extra months at the old price before they raise it for me. 🤷♂️. Seems fair
