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Sure, but that still makes advertising paid YouTube as “ad-free” a lie and a scam.

• verdverm 3y ago
  that is a rather cynical and unconstructive perspective 1. sponsored ads are only in a minority of videos, so largely the platform is actually ad-free. I'm paying to not have YT ads, I did not expect my subscription to eliminate sponsored ads. Where is the lie? 2. paid YT is categorically a better experience and worth every penny, even with the occasional sponsored ad, which again, can be skipped 3. YMMV, it really depends on the content you chose to consume. I stay away from the most viewed creators, it's typically low quality 4. Direct payments for a product is a much healthier model than the ad supported model, imho.