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Wait, isn't YouTube premium this and basically no one uses it

RandallBrown 5y ago
I've been paying for YouTube Premium for a few months now and absolutely love it. If I ever get logged out it's a horrible reminder of how annoying the ads are.
ghaff 5y ago
That's sort of my point. You could also look at Vimeo vs. YouTube. There's also the point that pretty much every time a paywalled article is posted here, someone will inevitably post some work around to the paywall.
denimnerd42 5y ago
I see a lot of negative about YT premium online but I've been using it for years.. I don't know how you can use the YT app on mobile without it.
- MikusR 5y ago
  https://vancedapp.com/ https://vancedapp.com/
  - Crash0v3rid3 5y ago
    How about we stop pushing these alternatives that ensure creators never get paid? It’s hard work to make content, many channels are run full time. I know people hate ads, and if that’s the case, just pay for Premium.
    - lostmsu 5y ago
      Does premium fee go to content authors?
      - Rebelgecko 5y ago
        Yeah. It might depend on the channel, but I saw one creator (maybe CGP Grey?) say that they make more from a YT Premium viewer than an ad-supported one
      - knorker 5y ago
        Like with ad revenue, it's a split between content creator and Google. They're being secretive about exactly how that split works.
    - michaelmrose 5y ago
      If they please they can easily make content premium only instead of relying on people's willingness to see ads. If people can with a few clicks see no ads then 10-25% of people will probably do so while the majority continue to watch ads. Content isn't premium only because they have already run the numbers and they get more from the majority that watch the ads than they would by putting it behind a paywall.
    - anthk 5y ago
      >How about we stop pushing these alternatives that ensure creators never get paid? My client, my computers, my rules.
  - denimnerd42 5y ago
    i used to be all about these workarounds when I was younger. now $10/mo saves a lot of hassle.
- anthk 5y ago
  Newpipe from FDroid.
throwaddzuzxd 5y ago
You still have sponsored segments even with Youtube premium. I refuse to pay for a service and still get ads.
fragile_frogs 5y ago
I have been using YouTube Premium from day one and I absolutely love it.
larrykubin 5y ago
YouTube Premium has tens of millions of subscribers, tons of people use it. I use it so much that I would cancel Netflix before I would cancel YouTube Premium.
peruvian 5y ago
YouTube Premium is overpriced because it includes Music and other stuff. Easy way around that is signing up using a VPN in Russia or India. My YTP costs $3/mo.

I've been paying for YouTube Premium for a few months now and absolutely love it. If I ever get logged out it's a horrible reminder of how annoying the ads are.

ghaff 5y ago

That's sort of my point. You could also look at Vimeo vs. YouTube. There's also the point that pretty much every time a paywalled article is posted here, someone will inevitably post some work around to the paywall.

denimnerd42 5y ago

I see a lot of negative about YT premium online but I've been using it for years.. I don't know how you can use the YT app on mobile without it.

MikusR 5y ago
https://vancedapp.com/ https://vancedapp.com/
- Crash0v3rid3 5y ago
  How about we stop pushing these alternatives that ensure creators never get paid? It’s hard work to make content, many channels are run full time. I know people hate ads, and if that’s the case, just pay for Premium.
  - lostmsu 5y ago
    Does premium fee go to content authors?
    - Rebelgecko 5y ago
      Yeah. It might depend on the channel, but I saw one creator (maybe CGP Grey?) say that they make more from a YT Premium viewer than an ad-supported one
    - knorker 5y ago
      Like with ad revenue, it's a split between content creator and Google. They're being secretive about exactly how that split works.
  - michaelmrose 5y ago
    If they please they can easily make content premium only instead of relying on people's willingness to see ads. If people can with a few clicks see no ads then 10-25% of people will probably do so while the majority continue to watch ads. Content isn't premium only because they have already run the numbers and they get more from the majority that watch the ads than they would by putting it behind a paywall.
  - anthk 5y ago
    >How about we stop pushing these alternatives that ensure creators never get paid? My client, my computers, my rules.
- denimnerd42 5y ago
  i used to be all about these workarounds when I was younger. now $10/mo saves a lot of hassle.
anthk 5y ago
Newpipe from FDroid.

throwaddzuzxd 5y ago

You still have sponsored segments even with Youtube premium. I refuse to pay for a service and still get ads.

fragile_frogs 5y ago

I have been using YouTube Premium from day one and I absolutely love it.

larrykubin 5y ago

YouTube Premium has tens of millions of subscribers, tons of people use it. I use it so much that I would cancel Netflix before I would cancel YouTube Premium.

peruvian 5y ago

YouTube Premium is overpriced because it includes Music and other stuff. Easy way around that is signing up using a VPN in Russia or India. My YTP costs $3/mo.