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If you don't want ads get Youtube Premium.

matheusmoreira 5y ago
Install uBlock Origin instead.
crazypython 5y ago
While I use adblockers, I agree with this sentiment. It's easy to forget that ads pay for YouTube content, they pay for web content. Google gets an overwhelming cut, sadly. Ads fund the creators that make the content. This revenue is not much and is often barely enough to survive.
stemlord 5y ago
If I'm gonna pay for a service it sure as shit isn't gonna be from a company with no customer support system
- ehsankia 5y ago
  They have plenty customer support if you're a paying customer. Pay for Google One [0] for example and you get Customer Support for all Google services. [0] https://one.google.com/about/support https://one.google.com/about/support
  - hughrr 5y ago
    Have you actually tried Google customer support? I had more success out of staring at a banana for half an hour and waiting for an epiphany than paid GSuite support.
    - benhurmarcel 5y ago
      I've contacted Google's customer support for Stadia recently (by chat) and they were good and reactive.
    - ehsankia 5y ago
      I've used it 4 times, for Stadia, GPay and twice for Fi. Every time I got the help I needed fairly quickly and they resolved my issue.
  - matheusmoreira 5y ago
    Google customer support is actually Hacker News. People post their problems here so that hopefully some Google insider will see it and deal with it.
leokennis 5y ago
Ok, I always dismissed the nag screens for this without even looking at them. But your comment made me curious. It's friggin €15,99 per month! I pay less for Netflix + Apple TV combined!
- zamadatix 5y ago
  Stop buying subscriptions via things from the App store and many will be 25% cheaper. Still a rip off at 11.99 EUR though as it's 11.99 USD which should be something like 10 EUR not the same number.
perryizgr8 5y ago
Doesn't work. I get VPN ads from all the bigger Youtubers even after paying the premium fee.
- google234123 5y ago
  That's very disingenuous of you.

Install uBlock Origin instead.

While I use adblockers, I agree with this sentiment. It's easy to forget that ads pay for YouTube content, they pay for web content. Google gets an overwhelming cut, sadly. Ads fund the creators that make the content. This revenue is not much and is often barely enough to survive.

stemlord 5y ago

If I'm gonna pay for a service it sure as shit isn't gonna be from a company with no customer support system

ehsankia 5y ago
They have plenty customer support if you're a paying customer. Pay for Google One [0] for example and you get Customer Support for all Google services. [0] https://one.google.com/about/support https://one.google.com/about/support
- hughrr 5y ago
  Have you actually tried Google customer support? I had more success out of staring at a banana for half an hour and waiting for an epiphany than paid GSuite support.
  - benhurmarcel 5y ago
    I've contacted Google's customer support for Stadia recently (by chat) and they were good and reactive.
  - ehsankia 5y ago
    I've used it 4 times, for Stadia, GPay and twice for Fi. Every time I got the help I needed fairly quickly and they resolved my issue.
- matheusmoreira 5y ago
  Google customer support is actually Hacker News. People post their problems here so that hopefully some Google insider will see it and deal with it.

leokennis 5y ago

Ok, I always dismissed the nag screens for this without even looking at them. But your comment made me curious. It's friggin €15,99 per month! I pay less for Netflix + Apple TV combined!

zamadatix 5y ago
Stop buying subscriptions via things from the App store and many will be 25% cheaper. Still a rip off at 11.99 EUR though as it's 11.99 USD which should be something like 10 EUR not the same number.

perryizgr8 5y ago

Doesn't work. I get VPN ads from all the bigger Youtubers even after paying the premium fee.

google234123 5y ago
That's very disingenuous of you.