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Stop using YouTube.
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this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2023
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I originally got YT music which came with YT Red. I don't like the price increases, but I have a family plan and 4 of the 6 spots are friends that pay me for access. It costs my wife and I about $6 a month for unlimited music streaming and ad free YT. I don't have any problem paying for content as long as it's accessible and not overly priced. YT isn't free to run so Google has to make money somehow and that's either ads or premium memberships. Some of that goes to content creators that I spend hours watching weekly.
I've read about how some of the ad content is displayed on videos it shouldn't be, and some ads are overly intrusive, and that's not good. Also, I don't agree with many of Google's practices as of late. That sucks, but until there's a better option with the content I want to watch at a price I'm willing to pay around, I'll happily pay my dues.
Wait till they spill ads in premium as well
If they do, I will not be a premium subscriber anymore.
Look at Mr. Einstein here with his reasonable logic
This fear mongering from OP above (and many others) is really ridiculous, obvious problems will have obvious solutions.