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YouTube's new anti-adblock measures

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990 points smitop | 5 comments | 20 Jun 25 17:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.864s | source
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ttyyzz ◴[20 Jun 25 18:06 UTC] No.44330288[source]▶
Having to pay for something so that's "less annoying" is the worst business model. YouTube Premium is very expensive. I had it for a while when I got a Pixel smartphone with a few months of YouTube Premium included. It was great. I also understand that streaming on this scale must entail incredibly high operating costs; the money has to come from somewhere. It's simply a dilemma. But there has to be a better way. Any ideas?
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1. thallium205 ◴[20 Jun 25 18:10 UTC] No.44330334[source]▶
Youtube Premium is very expensive?
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2. ttyyzz ◴[20 Jun 25 18:37 UTC] No.44330612[source]▶
I would pay that 130€ / year if I was alone. I have to be responsible with the money I earn as I have to feed 3 kids and my wife is not working. We also use other different streaming services like netflix, spotify family... adding youtube premium seems not reasonable for me at the moment.
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3. antoniojtorres ◴[20 Jun 25 23:13 UTC] No.44332988[source]▶
Commenting to share my experience: I ran into and ended up with youtube because it bundles youtube music as well, allowing me to consolidate. I was able to invite my household to the same account.

I also wanted to ensure my views resulted in the creators being paid, it goes without saying that the royalties for streaming are abysmal and is a separate conversation, but it was a contributing factor for me.

4. torgoguys ◴[21 Jun 25 01:56 UTC] No.44333844[source]▶
In the USA I subscribe to Youtube Premium family. The rate is just $3.00 a month more than Spotify family. For that price you get both the Spotify-equivalent Google-owned service (confusingly called YouTube Music) AND you get ad-free Youtube as a bundle. Basically just $3/month for no ads on Youtube is worth it and much easier to justify for a household on a tight budget.

It might be worth looking into if the pricing differential is similarly minimal where you live.

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5. ttyyzz ◴[23 Jun 25 18:07 UTC] No.44358429{3}[source]▶
You are Right, its a Great Idea actually.