It was never free without ads. YouTube started showing ads within the first year of its existence. You've just been blocking them. It's like you've been shopli

It was never free without ads. YouTube started showing ads within the first year of its existence. You've just been blocking them. It's like you've been shoplifting groceries for years, and are now outraged that the shop hired a guard. "They let me shoplift for years just to drive the competing grocery stores out of business, and now they're abusing their monopoly by demanding payment".