7 ms·

I paid for YouTube Premium and still got ads, though fewer. So I cancelled. Are they now offering YT Premium ad free?

by a12k 2y ago

neilo40 2y ago
I haven’t seen a single ad in over a year. You still get paid sponsorships depending on the channel though
millerm 2y ago
I’ve been paying for premium, basically because they’ve been sort of forcing to people with the ridiculous number of ads. I get zero ads injected. You’ll still get sponsorships that are part of the video done by the creator, which is now become a little bit more annoying. But at least it’s something that the content creator completely approves of and endorses. I can skip that part anyway. I’ll probably cancel it soon, only because I need to stop watching so much of this stuff, and I need to get rid of things in life that I shouldn’t be paying for. Once I do that, I’ll never be able to watch YouTube again, because it was unbearable with the number of ads injected. I hate being reminded over and over that I am nothing but a consumer that they try to influence with ads over, amd over, and over, and over. Off-topic, I recently got another free month of Amazon prime. I was watching some shows on there, and the ads are f’n annoying there too. I can’t believe they make people pay more now to remove the ads. I’ll never pay for Prime in any fashion.
voxic11 2y ago
I have paid for YouTube Premium for years and watch YouTube nearly every day and I have never seen an ad from YouTube (you still may see baked-in ads from the video creator but those can be automatically skipped with the SponsorBlock extension).
- Gareth321 2y ago
  The ads which the "ad free" Premium service permits: 1. Sponsored in-video ads. 2. Ad overlays on videos (at the discretion of content creators). 3. Merchandise store ads below videos (also at the discretion of content creators). 4. YouTube and Google ads for various products and services in the video feed.
  - voxic11 2y ago
    Ah I also use uBlock Origin so I guess that is why I haven't seen #4.
kittoes 2y ago
My personal experience for the entire time the service has been available: if I get a single ad, then I'm not signed in to the right account.
c0wb0yc0d3r 2y ago
I do it this way, pay for premium and still use an ad blocker. I do it this way because there is no question whether or not I see ads. My conscience is clear because YouTube claims creators get a kickback when premium users watch their content. For me it’s the best middle ground. I pay one bill, everyone gets paid.

I paid for YouTube Premium and still got ads, though fewer. So I cancelled. Are they now offering YT Premium ad free?

by a12k 2y ago

I paid for YouTube Premium and still got ads, though fewer. So I cancelled. Are they now offering YT Premium ad free?

neilo40 2y ago

I haven’t seen a single ad in over a year. You still get paid sponsorships depending on the channel though

millerm 2y ago

I’ve been paying for premium, basically because they’ve been sort of forcing to people with the ridiculous number of ads. I get zero ads injected. You’ll still get sponsorships that are part of the video done by the creator, which is now become a little bit more annoying. But at least it’s something that the content creator completely approves of and endorses. I can skip that part anyway. I’ll probably cancel it soon, only because I need to stop watching so much of this stuff, and I need to get rid of things in life that I shouldn’t be paying for. Once I do that, I’ll never be able to watch YouTube again, because it was unbearable with the number of ads injected. I hate being reminded over and over that I am nothing but a consumer that they try to influence with ads over, amd over, and over, and over. Off-topic, I recently got another free month of Amazon prime. I was watching some shows on there, and the ads are f’n annoying there too. I can’t believe they make people pay more now to remove the ads. I’ll never pay for Prime in any fashion.

voxic11 2y ago

I have paid for YouTube Premium for years and watch YouTube nearly every day and I have never seen an ad from YouTube (you still may see baked-in ads from the video creator but those can be automatically skipped with the SponsorBlock extension).

Gareth321 2y ago
The ads which the "ad free" Premium service permits: 1. Sponsored in-video ads. 2. Ad overlays on videos (at the discretion of content creators). 3. Merchandise store ads below videos (also at the discretion of content creators). 4. YouTube and Google ads for various products and services in the video feed.
- voxic11 2y ago
  Ah I also use uBlock Origin so I guess that is why I haven't seen #4.

kittoes 2y ago

My personal experience for the entire time the service has been available: if I get a single ad, then I'm not signed in to the right account.

c0wb0yc0d3r 2y ago

I do it this way, pay for premium and still use an ad blocker. I do it this way because there is no question whether or not I see ads. My conscience is clear because YouTube claims creators get a kickback when premium users watch their content. For me it’s the best middle ground. I pay one bill, everyone gets paid.