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    1 year ago

    Wait, what the FUCK!?!

    This price increase is live for new subscribers as seen on youtube.com/premium. Instead of $11.99, YouTube Premium now costs $13.99/month. Meanwhile, it’s $18.99 if you’re subscribing from the iOS YouTube app.

    I’ve been paying $4/month over market rate this whole time?

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        1 year ago

        I’ve heard about it but didn’t realize someone like google would blatantly do this. SMH

        On PC, I’ve never watched ads. Only bought premium after getting an iPhone 2 years ago.

        Appreciate being able to support creators while not watching ads ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯ , lot of good that did me.

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        1 year ago

        Not really though? Apple makes good hardware and operating systems, and generally have a good privacy-forward stance when it comes to software (in my opinion).

        Unfortunately it’s not as cut and dry as “use Gentoo” - if my ad revenue is potentially worth x, lemme just pay x for the service. I know I’m not alone in this sense.