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YouTube Premium just got more expensive again: now $16 a month, or $27 for families (www.techspot.com)
submitted 1 week ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] corey931@lemmy.wtf 11 points 5 days ago

If you actually want to support artists, don’t. YouTube Music’s royalty payout is far from stable and transparent, not to mention low to others which is already hard to beat really. Tidal comes closest (from what I found to having functionality and paying artists a more fair rate. Qobuz is there too, Deezer pioneers detecting AI garbage that people think makes them artists now. Spotify got most features ofc but they’re unethical as shit

[–] godsammitdam@lemmy.zip 22 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (11 children)

Newpipe is free. You can donate to support if you'd like. No account required, so no tracking. Subs and history are stored locally. And with an internet condom (VPN) no IP exposure.

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Youtube what? Ohhh, that annoying popup I always decline. Apparently the price only matters if you buy it.

[–] Paranoidfactoid@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (4 children)

The more they charge, the fewer will pay.

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

... people pay for youtube?

... you know you can just block the ads, right?

... and you don't need a propietary app to get youtube on a tv?

[–] Gagunga@feddit.dk 9 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Problem for me is that YouTube is my main source of video entertainment. I like being a part of the reason creators can get paid.

Sure I hate giving google money, but if everyone does adblock and no one donates to creators, then there will be no quality content.

Many creators i watch probably has a patreon or similar, but I watch so many different ones that yeah, yt premium is the easiest way for me to support while being ad free.

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[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 days ago (8 children)

Who in their right mind actually pays for YouTube?

[–] isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 days ago

I do. But I do it mainly to support the creators I follow. I'm not going to sign up for a bunch of patreon or channel subscriptions, but at least they can get their share of the subscription money.

[–] sanitation@lemmy.today 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Majority of people that are not nerds

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Or watch it from the TV app

Also also, creators get paid more per click from premium users.

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

You don't have to be a nerd to run an APK file.Even my Baby Boomer mother can do it.

[–] TehWorld@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
  1. I have kids and having them subjected to ads is a burden on them AND on me. I don't get begged for the latest toys, or have to watch the latest ad for whatever cream will solve my latest rash...
  2. I don't mind supporting channels that I watch. I also pay for PBS as I want to support that type of programming.
  3. I spend enough time supporting all the IT needs and maintaining my existing household's IT infrastructure for players for all of the content that I download for my spouse and kids that isn't available on YT or PBS.
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[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (5 children)

It was at one point a perfectly good deal. Google Play Music was an awesome app and it came with ad-free YouTube for free. The family plan lets you share with 5 family members and was a great deal. Everybody is paying for some kind of music streaming service of some kind or another.

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I do via India Apple Account. Only pay 4 bucks for a family account including Youtube Music.

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[–] WPSteam@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

And it'll increase further in the near future... Only for background play and Advert removal, 16/month is absurd considering they don't have any content licensing headache and as such unlike Netflix, Disney + etc. Also, in case of YT Music, royalties paid out to artists are pretty opaque and pretty turbulent. Better to buy albums directly to support them. Brave FTW otherwise for YouTube

[–] FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago

Laughs in ad block

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

amazon wanted a subscription for more video skips. mute still free

[–] Hawanja@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I will never pay for youtube.

[–] Auth@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

This is still in the phase where its a really good deal. The reason i'll never buy it is because I know it will not always be that way.

[–] areakode@riskeratspizza.com 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The only time I ever subscribed was when I could pay in Argentina. Came out to like $3.50 per month. Once they patched that loophole, they stopped getting my money.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah, they're worth maybe $5 a month or family. It's just a bunch of B-F rate videos and they pay anyone that's not in the B tier so little than you need to support them on patreon anyway.

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