Sure, but it isn’t one ad anymore. it is two upfront, plus ads in the comment portion, plus random ads in between. The actual youtube app (without premium) is horrendous and I don’t blame people for using ad blocker or newpipe, vancetube etc
Serving videos is expensive, but gøøgl€ could file for bankruptcy and still continue hosting yt for a long time. gøøgl€ is not some small company with limited funds and them not getting ad revenue from yt isn’t going to bankrupt them in any way.
Everyone seems to forget one aspect… Google is constantly eating up your data, selling it to advertising companies and the what not. Now, last time I checked, Google owned YouTube. So, in my personal opinion, Google can have my data in exchange for no ads. Don’t get me wrong, i’ll still support my favorite creators through Patreon and all that… but screw google. I’m not buying premium when I’m forced to because of their greed.
Yeah, sure. Next you’re going to tell me all the countries in the world have settled their differences and the world is at peace. Bullshit bud, they without a doubt sell your personal info. “If a product is free, you’re the product”.
Seriously think about it for a second. Why would they put themselves in a huge competitive disadvantage by not being the ones with the data? Any data Google collects for the most part is housed by them and they expose only a very, very tiny fraction to ad partners.
I don’t really know how people can expect YouTube to exist without some sort of income.
The age of free content is coming to a close as VC funds dry up. Serving video is expensive.
In reaction to this news from YouTube, I signed up for Premium. $12/mo for my main source of content? Easy decision.
Sure, but it isn’t one ad anymore. it is two upfront, plus ads in the comment portion, plus random ads in between. The actual youtube app (without premium) is horrendous and I don’t blame people for using ad blocker or newpipe, vancetube etc
Thats more than most streaming services cost…l
And youtube doesnt create the content… lol
You can also subscribe to YT premium lite for 6$/mo. Basically YouTube premium without YouTube music and background playback.
Wish this was available in Canada. I’m paying $25 a month when I’ve never even touched YT music
Not anymore.
Only for copyright control freaks unwilling to use bittorrent-style multicast distribution. That’s a “them” problem, not an “us” problem.
Congratulations on being a consumer removed, I guess?
Waaaaah why can’t I just get everything for free!? Waaaaaaah
Waaaaaah! Waaaaaah!
Everything should be free. That things need to cost so that people who make them can live is a flaw that we should set about correcting.
Serving videos is expensive, but gøøgl€ could file for bankruptcy and still continue hosting yt for a long time. gøøgl€ is not some small company with limited funds and them not getting ad revenue from yt isn’t going to bankrupt them in any way.
I can get get slapped in the face every day without dying, but that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be upset or try to prevent it.
If YouTube is losing money for Google, why should they accept that?
I have premium as well. What really bothers me though, is the fact that if you use the incognito mode, ads reappear.
Because incognito mode logs you out. What are you expecting to happen?
Searching for content without it tainting my recommended list.
Edit: recommend
Remove the videos you dislike from your history
How do you think YouTube has existed until now…?
Ad money. And that’s drying up.
And before YouTube ads? Maybe it ran off of magic
I’m sorry, but the YouTube of 2005 is nothing like the YouTube of 2023.
In fact, nothing in 2023 is like it was in 2005.
No kidding
Everyone seems to forget one aspect… Google is constantly eating up your data, selling it to advertising companies and the what not. Now, last time I checked, Google owned YouTube. So, in my personal opinion, Google can have my data in exchange for no ads. Don’t get me wrong, i’ll still support my favorite creators through Patreon and all that… but screw google. I’m not buying premium when I’m forced to because of their greed.
Google does not sell data to their competitors dipshit
Yeah, sure. Next you’re going to tell me all the countries in the world have settled their differences and the world is at peace. Bullshit bud, they without a doubt sell your personal info. “If a product is free, you’re the product”.
Dipshit.
Seriously think about it for a second. Why would they put themselves in a huge competitive disadvantage by not being the ones with the data? Any data Google collects for the most part is housed by them and they expose only a very, very tiny fraction to ad partners.