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YouTube is now flagging accounts on Premium family plans that aren't in the same household
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this post was submitted on 02 Sep 2025
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Well fuck. It never crossed my mind that YouTube would do this since I don’t view it the same as other traditional streaming services. This will really suck for my friends who I’ve happily let mooch off my plan for years.
You pay a scammer to scam you and wonder why you get scammed? Their course was clear the moment they ditched their slogan "don't be evil". And here we are, again.