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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

YouTube premium is supposed to be this, but it is apparently glitching enough that you get plenty of results for "YouTube premium still showing ads" web searches, and it does nothing against sponsor spots.

I would shut up if Google implemented a sponsor block feature for premium users, and fixed their ads showing to (too many) premium subscribers. Buy they don't. As it stands, paying for premium to get rid of ads is as efficient as using DoNotTrack (which is effectively just added data for fingerprinting).

[–] UhBell 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've never once seen an ad on YT premium wtf?

[–] big_slap 1 points 1 year ago

yeah me neither. have the family plan since the program started

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh. I've had Premium for years and never once had it show me ads anyway. Crazy that other people have.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)