This ad just popped up and it should be more infuriating than just mildly, But it's more of Google being Google. How many different tiers of YouTube are there now so Alphabet can skim off slightly higher margins from each user possible? Premium LITE? Really? And I am just tickled by the fact that the main perk is not that it removes ads but that there will be slightly less of them. "Pay us to watch ads" Is the new corporate standard.

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[+] 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (15 children)
  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago (14 children)

    Until Google locks Android down.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    I have found I use less of things they make inaccessible. They took reddit away and I have been fine, for once people are talking to me and I havent already read the top comments on the topic. Their move to block old.reddit.com will probably get rid of the last bits I use it for, the odd movie review thread or search for a wank.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (4 children)

    GrapheneOS, Iodé and /e/OS should be unaffected if you want open Android

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    it genuinely makes me a bit angry that y'all never mention lineage, why are you ignoring by far the most normalized and usable android distribution??

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    I just wasn't aware that Lineage is degoogled, that's all.

    It's not some conspiracy against Lineage, Lineage seems great. Haven't used it in a while but that's just because I use e/OS personally.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (3 children)

    Then get iOS and run yt plus. Quite literally iOS users CAN still run adless youtube even though it's a bit of a hack (refresh every 7 days via SideStore app on your phone unless you have a dev membership)

    Or the better solution if you care about privacy and freedom over convenience, get an Android phone with an openable bootloader. Preferably one that's not a Pixel.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    Im on the verge of getting a new phone, any you can recommend?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Haven't kept up with the Android ecosystem after moving to iOS. I hear GrapheneOS is working with Motorola to support an upcoming phone of theirs if you're privacy minded (GrapheneOS) and don't want a Pixel (only device it currently runs on)

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