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YouTube launches a $7.99 per month, ad-free Premium Lite subscription

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    "ad-free" sure, I heard that before.

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      Is "verticals" marketing speak for "categories" or "genres" or does it mean something else?

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      It varies by org but yes verticals are usually product silos that serve certain types of customers or needs.

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        Too little too late, I wish there was a non-US alternative to YouTube.

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        Well we have Peertube

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          "ad-free" sure, I heard that before.

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          Yeah we're like a decade into Hulu having an "ad free" plan that includes ads. I lump them in with companies like Verizon offering "unlimited" internet with data caps.

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            It varies by org but yes verticals are usually product silos that serve certain types of customers or needs.

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            I appreciate the information and that you took the time to answer, but I hate that combination of words.

            Still ... Thank you for the response.

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            • melroy@kbin.melroy.orgM [email protected]

              Well we have Peertube

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              PeerTube isn't one of these "YouTube, but without ads" apps? I might check it out, but I still think YouTube has the total monopoly on video form content right now.

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                I actually don't mind paying for stuff I use or get value from.

                I do have smartyoutubetv Installed on both an Nvidia Shield and a Google TV, I originally did it when my kid was on a child account but couldn't sign into the Google yt app. I kinda wish Futo would make a TV version of Grayjay I'd probably use it.

                I use premium for both YouTube and yt music and it's our primary music streaming service too. I even have 11 CCA (Chromcast audios) powering rooms all over the house where we listen to ytm from.

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                  uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock are still free.

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                  Unfortunately Chrome just rendered uBlock Origin useless, and borderline demands you remove it from your browser. I can confirm that mine stopped working yesterday 😞

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                    uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock are still free.

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                    Freetube (desktop) and newpipe (android) is great for those who would like a subscription feed without an account, local Playlist, download videos, and save view history while remaining account free.

                    I use pipepipe on mobile with it being a fork of newpipe with sponsor block, and lets you use a throw away YouTube account it uses only to access age restricted videos.

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                      I appreciate the information and that you took the time to answer, but I hate that combination of words.

                      Still ... Thank you for the response.

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                      Vertical market, where they do all of one thing soup to nuts, as opposed to a horizontal market, where they do a little bit of one thing but sell it in a wide variety of scenarios.

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                        I don't get the people shitting on this. It's a very fair plan. Something I've been wishing existed for the past month, even. Like the article states, it's for people who use YT to watch TV (me).

                        I just hope there's a yearly plan to get a little bit more of a discount. Student plan is the same price but no yearly plan, so it comes to ~$90 per year.

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                        I can only speak for myself, but I refuse to give Google a dime because they're unfriendly to consumers.

                        I pay way more in Patreon subscriptions than I would pay for YouTube. I don't see ads, and the creators make more money from me. And, importantly, Google sees none of it.

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                          Unfortunately Chrome just rendered uBlock Origin useless, and borderline demands you remove it from your browser. I can confirm that mine stopped working yesterday 😞

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                          uBlock works fine in Firefox and its forks.

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                            PeerTube isn't one of these "YouTube, but without ads" apps? I might check it out, but I still think YouTube has the total monopoly on video form content right now.

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                            Peertube is like, "what if people could self-host their own YouTube videos"

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                              I appreciate the information and that you took the time to answer, but I hate that combination of words.

                              Still ... Thank you for the response.

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                                The only problem I have with the premium subscription is the lack of ad control from the content creator. They should have to put them into some kind of wrapper that I, as a premium member can decide to enable or not. As a paying subscriber I should be able to watch it 100% ad free without going through sponsorblock, which is a big pita to do on set-top boxes.

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                                Check out Nebula. Lots of YouTubers host there. Subscriptions go straight to the creators, and they cut the sponsor blocks out of the versions they post there.

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                                  I heard people still get ads even on full price

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                                    Unfortunately Chrome just rendered uBlock Origin useless, and borderline demands you remove it from your browser. I can confirm that mine stopped working yesterday 😞

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                                    Don't worry, there are plenty of alternatives to Chrome with built-in ad-blocking.

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                                      I heard people still get ads even on full price

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                                      Have it . Never seen an ad besides what the creator makes in his video.

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                                        Eight dollars a month for fucking "premium-lite" is insane.

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                                        Considering i get premium Peacock for like $6 a month after discounts I agree. I get the live channel plus a ton of other stuff and other pre-made channels to watch. Some sports as well plus the Olympics when they are relevant. Asking $8 just to remove some ads sounds awful. I will stick to using Firefox on mobile and pc with ublock origin which removes all ads.

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                                          Have it . Never seen an ad besides what the creator makes in his video.

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                                          What about homepage?

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