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I am hoping for a membership service (think Clear vs TSA PRE) that allows you to avoid ads on all (digital) platforms. YouTube and Twitter are becoming so terri
by whalesalad 5y ago
I am hoping for a membership service (think Clear vs TSA PRE) that allows you to avoid ads on all (digital) platforms. YouTube and Twitter are becoming so terrible with advertisements these days. I don't want to complain about it though - I want to just pay some $$$ to not see them anymore.
We went all-in on this advertising based economy and no one really wants it but the advertisers.
- paxys 5y agoYou can do exactly that on YouTube (with Premium). It is one of the highest value memberships I can think of, considering how much time I (and the rest of the world) spend on YouTube every day. Ultimately though, all such solutions turn into yet another money grab. Cable TV was supposed to be this premium ad-free experience, but media conglomerates realized hey, why not get money out of both subscriptions and ads?
- whalesalad 5y agoI just wish there was a one-size-fits-all approach.
- Nextgrid 5y ago> media conglomerates realized hey, why not get money out of both subscriptions and ads? This is exactly the reason why I advocate against YT Premium. You're still providing data to Google (and you need to provide real data otherwise the payment may fail) who has proven their bad faith several times with dark patterns and their non-GDPR-compliant "consent" flow.