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YouTube is axing its ad-free Premium Lite subscription plan - The Verge (www.theverge.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was happily using this for a year or so now. Feels fairer than using an ad blocker. But now they apparently want more money out of people. Feels like some sort of internet video apocalypse is happening, where the services become extremely fragmented and expensive, like YouTube, netflix, hbo, Hulu, Disney+ and whatnot. Each wants some 10-20€ out of your pocket.

I guess that means back to ad blockers and piracy...

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I've posted it repeatedly but I'd like to add the (paid extension) Vinegar extension as a recommendation for iOS Safari.
Enable extension, add YT to home screen and stop seeing ads.
Combined with Banish for Safari - stopping the "open in app" popups on websites, my online experience is golden.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

When I was required to use a iPhone for work this was my savior being a android user with Block This! Blocking most things for me