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YouTube Premium is ad-free YouTube. That's literally "paying for YouTube". But it sure seems that you're trying to rationalize your unwillingness to pay for so
by JAlexoid 3y ago
YouTube Premium is ad-free YouTube. That's literally "paying for YouTube".
But it sure seems that you're trying to rationalize your unwillingness to pay for something and it does sound very entitled.
- yifanl 3y agoAm I paying for an ad-free Youtube or a Spotify competitor? I'm not at all confident the money I'd be paying is going to the creators of the videos, or even feature development of the main Youtube platform.
- JAlexoid 3y agoCreators get the income from views, with any copyrighted material licensing subtracted and a cut to YouTube. But no one is forcing you to use YouTube, it's just way more accessible for any content creator that can't spend weeks in getting a commercial license for music and such. But I have good news for you. Many creators have Patreons, that serves video.
- bravoetch 3y agoEh, you're really just paying to remove ads. The rest of the product is available free already.
- digging 3y agoSeveral creators I watch have said they get more profit sharing from premium views than ad views. So even though it pains me to give money to Google "just" to make their product not shitty (removing ads and allowing background play, back when I had goog products on my phone), it's also paying content creators more. I prefer to subscribe and watch on Nebula to support them more... but YouTube has such a good mix of content that isn't on Nebula that I find myself using it as a hub regardless.
- TremendousJudge 3y agoDo they get paid from premium views if their videos were demonetized?
- hightrix 3y agoIt isn’t adfree. It is “no ads inserted by Google”. In-video promotions are ads. You cannot pay to block them.
- JAlexoid 3y agoYou can, however, skip them immediately.
- hightrix 3y agoYou're absolutely right. I use SponsorBlock and uBlock Origin on Youtube and will continue to do so until there is a way to pay to 1) remove all ads and 2) remove all data collection by Google. Until then, I'll continue paying with my data while blocking ads. I will not pay for content twice or more.
- JAlexoid 3y agoSo you want not data collection by Google on YouTube, that is Google. That literally means that unless Google spins off YouTube, you will screw the creators on YouTube.
- hightrix 3y agoNo, it means that I'm willing to pay Google for YouTube without Google Ads with either my money or my data. I will not pay with both. It is that simple.
- pixxel 3y agoPlease stop spamming this thread. It’s unhealthy.