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As a YouTube premium subscriber, I think they should credit your account every time you go to watch a video and start playing an ad because they signed you out for no reason. (self.general)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Tenthrow to c/general

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I don't mind subscribing to remove ads and improve payments for the channels that I watch, but if I am going to pay to remove ads, I don't want to see ads. Ever.

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[–] BitingChaos 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was paying $90 a month for cable TV (which is full of ads) and found myself spending more time watching videos on YouTube.

So I cancelled the $90 cable and paid the $12 for YouTube to get rid of its ads. Without the annoyance of ads, I started spending even more time on YouTube.

I can still sometimes find live news or clips from earlier cable programming and other stuff on YouTube, so I'm not totally cut off from what I watched on cable.

It's pricy, but can be worth it.

[–] dingus 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fam, just use an adblocker. It's free.

On desktop: Use any adblocker. They all will work.

On mobile: Use YouTube ReVanced if you have Android. I think there are some iOS adblocking apps, but they are harder to install.

On a smart TV or anything like an Amazon Firestick, the newer Google Chromecast, etc: Use SmartTube