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  • Buddahriffic@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    1 month ago

    This is apparently from an ad-supported tier being trialled in EU and not them sneaking ads into an ad free tier. Read comments below for more context.

    This thread was reported for being misleading but I’m going to leave it up for the context.

  • Pasta Dental@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 month ago

    The only reason that I (and I suspect many many other people) pay for it is because of the value proposition of not having ads on Youtube + Youtube Music for slightly more than Spotify. They better be careful about their subscriptions because their service is also available for free. If I feel like im being ripped off, instead of them getting 12$ a month they will get 0$ and I will still get to use the service. It’s different from Netflix in that in their case there is no free tier to go back to.

    • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Free tier for YouTube = no ads with unblock origin. Free tier for Netflix = just pirate the movies and shows. There’s probably a way to block ads in Spotify too idk

    • StarlightDust@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I love SmartTube but the vast majority of the time I find content doesnt work anymore and just says “Applying the fix…” For 10 mins.

  • chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    There is a lower price tier of Youtube premium being tested in Europe right now that has ads, but still gives offline viewing and youtube music. This is what that is for. People who are seeing ads know exactly why they are seeing ads; because they signed up for a plan with ads. The regular plan at the regular price is still ad free.

    • Monomate@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I think you’re mistaken about what this lower price tier offers. It is still ad-free, except for Youtube Music which is ad-supported. If a regular YouTube video uses a song that belongs to the YouTube Music catalog, it will have ads as normal. Also, this tier doesn’t offer background playback (with the phone screen turned off).

    • whaleross@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      The literal opposite of what people¹ want then. Give me back the €5 no ads, no yt music and no off app viewing and I will consider enabling the app and remove the YouTube adblockers in my browser.

      ¹ People as in me. I am at least one people.