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[Jesb]

I’m surprised some big company hasn’t made a better alternative yet.

 

[Panajev2001a]

One of the few services I pay for. I also use it for YT music but this shit has got to stop. The ads are ridiculous

I understand paying for ads removal or getting ads, but blocking system features should not be allowed.

I should be able to watch videos in PiP mode and listen to the audio if the video is playing in the background… or at least the former. Not paying Premium to unlock an OS feature.

 

[winjer]

Alphabet must be getting cocky with Manifest V2 being discontinued in 2025.
They probably think they can ban adblockers from Chrome and force everyone to watch ads or pay up.

 

[V1LÆM]

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[Drew1440]

I’m surprised some big company hasn’t made a better alternative yet.

Because creators won't take the effort of uploading and supporting them, Rumble and Odysee have been a thing for years now.

 

[AyraSutoraifu]

Chromecast 4K + SmartTube + Stremio & Debrid... yeah byyyeee!

 

[John Bilbo]

Brave browser still skips all the ads for me

 

[kapshin]

SmartTube.

True other than that damn 403 error when that happens is very annoying.

 

[kapshin]

Brave browser still skips all the ads for me

This is the best and most simple way of getting no ads that I am aware of.

 

[M1chl]

I use youtube a lot, so it will do, I just cancelled netflix to offset the cost, because I almost never watch it nowadays, so I have no reason to keep it up.

 

[winjer]

bastards won't let me watch videos at all now. oh well. I refuse to pay for premium. I guess I can delete my google account now.

What browser and adblocker are you using?

 

[ricardo_sousa11]

I was actually thinking of getting premium, mostly because I hear music on youtube not spotify, I like montages and slowed and reverbed songs.

I thought it would be around 7.99€ which was the price in Portugal.

Im currently living in Switzerland, color me surprised when I saw 17.90CHF per month.

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[V1LÆM]

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[Trogdor1123]

I canceled mine last night to see if I can tell the difference. Roll over was today so I will know within a few days

 

[Fahdis]

I just use Brave to use YouTube. Haven't has ads in years

 

[Artoris]

Firefox and adblock plus

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Rewind the clock 20 years ago. It's unthinkable that people would ever pay for this shit. How did we get here? Rhetorical question.

 

[V1LÆM]

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[simpatico]

Good. Hopefully western customers can stop subsidizing digital purchases across the less developed world.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Well, I really got used to no ads… the ads after just 2 days are driving me nuts.

They are definitely worse than it was 6 months ago. I’m watching on my tv so maybe that makes it worse too. I’ll check my pc tonight through edge.

 

[Sylonious]

I don't know why they think their service is worth so much money. I guess maybe they see the "hours watched" metric and think that should convert into premium sales. Me personally, I watch Youtube out of compulsion mostly, rather than pure enjoyment, and I often feel terrible afterwards.

 

[kikii]

didnt wana create new thread so here we go, anyone else got email from YT ?
i havent upped videos for months, so i had to sent em pic of my passport wtf is this ?

 

[Kamina]

didnt wana create new thread so here we go, anyone else got email from YT ?
i havent upped videos for months, so i had to sent em pic of my passport wtf is this ?

Yes i got that mail some weeks ago. I was pretty confused too but that was it.

 

[kikii]

Yes i got that mail some weeks ago. I was pretty confused too but that was it.

ty for response, i thought 1st ive done smt stoopid stuffs

 

[winjer]

YouTube TV raises price by $10, citing higher content costs

Google said that starting December 12, 2024, for new users and January 13, 2025, for existing users, YouTube TV's base plan will go up to $82.99 –...

www.techspot.com

Don't look now, but YouTube TV is preparing for yet another price hike scheduled to hit soon after the holidays. YouTube last increased the cost of its streaming television service in March 2023, raising the monthly price from $64.99 to $72.99. If that $8 increase rubbed you the wrong way, odds are you are not going to feel great about what is coming next.

 

[JimmyRustler]

I just use Brave to use YouTube. Haven't has ads in years

Shame it’s a buggy piece of sheit. It’s why I subbed Premium.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

YouTube TV raises price by $10, citing higher content costs

Google said that starting December 12, 2024, for new users and January 13, 2025, for existing users, YouTube TV's base plan will go up to $82.99 –...

www.techspot.com

 

[Fahdis]

Shame it’s a buggy piece of sheit. It’s why I subbed Premium.

When did you last use it? 1948?

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

YT Premium is 10000% completely worth it for me.

I pay for YTTV for my mom....that is much less worth it imo.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

 

[DeepEnigma]

Gotta love community notes

 

[demigod]

YouTube TV raises price by $10, citing higher content costs

Google said that starting December 12, 2024, for new users and January 13, 2025, for existing users, YouTube TV's base plan will go up to $82.99 –...

www.techspot.com

I saw a youtube tv ad on my LG TV’s home page. Wow get a discount. Looked at the price and it was a whopping $60+, what the flying fuck. So much for cutting the cord. The big kicker is, PREMIUM IS NOT INCLUDED. Fuck you Google. Premium is not worth the asking price either, i’ll stick to my ads on mobile or adblock on PC thanks.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

26 euros per month, are you insane?

That's immensely insane.
Youtube is my main platform for watching stuff. (Via my consoles) I've Premium for a long time now.

Spend recently a night at a friend's without and to say I've got frustrated is a big understatement.

Sooo many AND LONG af invasive commercials. Now that was/is insane as well. Commercials (and the overal programming, shows etc) made me cut the cable asap when getting my own place.

I know I can't go back. But yeah that's a lot of money.

 

[Bashtee]

I switched over to Firefox to keep uBlock Origin running. Fuck 'em.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Alphabet must be getting cocky with Manifest V2 being discontinued in 2025.
They probably think they can ban adblockers from Chrome and force everyone to watch ads or pay up.

All of my adblockers are still functional. They have not tried t purge me from the platform, however... I am building my own miniature infrastructure for entertainment server. Almost done, tbh..

 

[Trilobit]

Alphabet must be getting cocky with Manifest V2 being discontinued in 2025.
They probably think they can ban adblockers from Chrome and force everyone to watch ads or pay up.

I'm honestly baffled by the amount of friends in my age or in their 20's that have never used an adblocker or barely even know they exist. I wonder how big of a percentage of internet users that use them.

 

[IDKFA]

Remember. It's not enough that a company is profitable. It has to somehow be more profitable every year for eternity.

It's dumb, but that's capitalism.

I'm not suggesting we should go full Marxist, because that's also dumb, but there needs to be a better way forward than this.

Maybe companies that make obscene profits can put that money towards national UBI, or a move to stakeholder capitalism where a business will prioritise the needs of employees, customers and the environment over the need of shareholders? Something has to give sooner or later.

 

[poppabk]

$89 a month for ad infested local channels and maybe TNT where they speed up the actual shows to fit in more ads.
Anyone thinking that cable was cheaper or that cable companies didn't also increase prices constantly is an idiot.

 

[nkarafo]

I'm honestly baffled by the amount of friends in my age or in their 20's that have never used an adblocker or barely even know they exist. I wonder how big of a percentage of internet users that use them.

I do this mostly for hobby but i do service/setup/builds for many people. Hundreds of PC and laptops have passed through my hands. I don't remember the last time i saw one with an adblock installed. Most of the time i see the usual bloat, lots of garbage in the startup list and at least one sketchy antivirus taking up recourses and nagging for purchase. But no adblockers.

That's your standard casual computer user. Normies simply don't care or don't have the patience/will to research how to improve their user experience. I would say the precentage of internet users who use adblockers is less than 5%.

And that's a good thing IMO. This 95% is keeping the greedy industry alive so us, the 5%, can enjoy these services with adblockers. Which is why i don't install them in other people's PCs anymore unless they ask me to.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

And people say "free market will correct itself", yeah right...

These people forget that the end result of a perfect market is a monopoly.

 

[AyraSutoraifu]

Chromecast 4K + Stremio & Debrid + SmartTube changed my media life.

Ads? Boy...

 

[thefool]

89$ what the heck

what does youtube premium includes?

 

[spons]

14 euros a month is past the impulse sub just to get rid of ads. Single digits and I'm in. I'll have to try SmartTube on TV, thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Halo is Back]

Lol, I will never pay for a free service

 

[Goalus]

I don't have a problem with that.
Whoever refuses to use Firefox should feel the heat.

 

[kevboard]

modded youtube apps ftw lol.

 

[AJUMP23]

I’m surprised some big company hasn’t made a better alternative yet.

Rumble is out there.

 

[demigod]

Damn any good alternatives for ios that doesn’t require a web browser?

 

[Trogdor1123]

Damn any good alternatives for ios that doesn’t require a web browser?

I’d like to know too