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YouTube Premium is getting a huge price hike in over a dozen countries, sparking user backlash. Some countries are experiencing hikes between 30% and 50% (mas.to)

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YouTube Premium users across the globe are facing significant price hikes as Google increases subscription costs in over a dozen countries. This follows earlier price jumps in various regions, including the United States last summer. The latest increases vary by region, with some countries experiencing hikes between 30% to 50%. For instance, in Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy, the Family plan will rise from €18 to €26 starting November, while the individual plan will increase by €2 to €14.

Countries affected by these changes include Ireland, Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, UAE, Switzerland, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Colombia, Thailand, Singapore, Norway, Sweden, Czech Republic, and Denmark. Although most Reddit reports are from European users, the price hikes also impact the Middle East, Colombia, Singapore, Thailand, and Indonesia. YouTube had already raised its subscription prices in India by 15–20% in late August.

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[-] Gamoc@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

What the hell are you talking about? I download an apk, I install it, I'm done. How many ads will you sit through before you've wasted the whole minute it would've taken to do?

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee -4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You say that as if it's obvious to everyone what an APK is.

[-] Gamoc@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

It's an installer for an app on android. Android has been around for half of my lifetime at this point. Not know that is like not knowing what an exe is on a PC.

First of all, you said time or inclination, the latter is caused by the ads, the former wasn't really an issue as I've already said. Now you don't know what APKs are? YouTube won't stop with the ads. You either find an alternative, whether it's Newpipe or just abandoning YouTube entirely, or you put up with them and stop bitching.

You can't sit in the middle throwing your own shit at one side because "people will whine and then use it anyway" and then also at the other side because "it's too hard to install a different app and don't know what APKs are!"

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Let’s make it even easier then. I downloaded Firefox Focus from the App Store (also available in the play store)

Boom done. Ads blocked on YouTube. Even the most tech illiterate people can install an app from the store.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

You can install ad blockers from within the browser, why are people doing it the hard way?

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

Firefox on iOS doesn’t have extensions.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

I see. I don't use Ios, so I didn't know that.

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