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Google raising price of YouTube Premium to $13.99 per month (9to5google.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] -1 points 3 years ago* (1 child)

It really boils down to a few reasons:

  • I don't like ads, and I prefer not to see them
  • Running a platform like YouTube is not cheap, and I understand that Google needs money to keep things running.
  • The revenue of Premium is split between YouTube and the creators, much like ad revenue is. So it also supports the channels that I follow.
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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You pay and you're still the product, they continue with all the tracking they do.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    That hasn't stopped me from using other Google services like Gmail, Docs, or Drive either.

    If I ever decide I want to opt out of Google's ecosystem I'll just serve them a GDPR data deletion request.
    That's what I did when I deleted my Twitter account as well.

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