It's "free", but not without compensation, and why FreeTube exists: the user is compensated with a free video only after being forced [1] to watch ads, or they

It's "free", but not without compensation, and why FreeTube exists: the user is compensated with a free video only after being forced [1] to watch ads, or they can pay [2]. I don't believe compensation, behind a required act, is involved with "free", which is why I would describe it to someone as "ad supported" or even "free, with ads" (which most marketing uses, probably through the advice of legal). [1] https://cybernews.com/tech/youtube-crackdown-on-adblock-users/ https://cybernews.com/tech/youtube-crackdown-on-adblock-user... [2] https://www.youtube.com/premium https://www.youtube.com/premium