wow just wow while i can't say i didn't see this one coming but it always amazes me where greed could lead someone
I just use SmartTube on my FireTV. I’m not paying for YouTube.
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After youtube vanced got nuked by google I caved and bought youtube premium... But I am only paying $2 CAD a month. The workaround is that I am subscribed through Youtube Argentina.
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I will probably sub to premium pretty soon for one simple reason: The creators I watch still get paid on their demonetized videos, whether it be comedy or videos on real life things it seems most of what I watch falls under the category of frequently demonetized content.
I have been using YouTube Premium for a long while now so this don't affect me at all.
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you could just... use VPN with russian region, you won't even get ads because YouTube does not monetize this region (sanctions duh)
or move in Russia, most ultimate solution =D
I don't think YouTube became profitable, so I don't know what you expected here? You aren't entitled to a service they operates at a loss for your personal enjoyment. If you believe you're entitled to that, then by all means start your own YouTube and put your money where your mouth is.
YouTube is still around is because Google believes that YouTube could become profitable eventually. YouTube earns money with ads and a premium subscription, which many people consider overpriced already. Since the premium subscription is overpriced already, they can only crank up the ads.
This reminds of Twitch, whose service is more expensive to operate than YouTube, except that viable alternatives such as Kick are willing to operate at a massive loss to gain market share. YouTube has no such thriving alternative.
If we're generous and say that I spend only roughly 2 hours daily x 30 days = 60 hours. $12 premium subscription / 60 hours = $0.20 / hour, excluding the share creators receive from that. That's cheap for the service they provide.
Edit: I forget I'm on [email protected] here. Everything done by corporations is evil and morally justifies piracy I guess.
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