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It's just a matter of time before YouTube introduces ads to Premium, which is why I won't be paying for it. It would be one thing if YouTube had a history of re
by ravenstine 3y ago
It's just a matter of time before YouTube introduces ads to Premium, which is why I won't be paying for it. It would be one thing if YouTube had a history of respecting their users/customers and continually delivered more value, but they've failed on both fronts. I don't trust them to not make the deal worse all the time.
YouTube, while still a valuable resource, is way less valuable to me than it was even a few years ago. Broken/distracting search, real thumbs-down removed, videos defaulting to 480p on a high speed connection, ads everywhere, their algorithm being hyper selective of videos with MrBeast-face thumbnails... and they want me to pay for that shit?
- DoesntMatter22 3y agoI actually think twitter has a good chance to eat up a lot of youtube market. Youtube has gone downhill and I find myself watching things on Twitter when they are cross posted. Youtube thus far has been unassailable but I think they could make some inroads
- freedomben 3y agoWhy do you think they'll put ads on Premium? The whole point of premium is to avoid ads. I would think they'll lose tons of subscribers if they do that.
- sp332 3y agoI'm already getting ads in search results. I searched for a show and the top "result" was for a competing show, marked with the little "ad" symbol in the search UI (not part of the video thumbnail).