• Toasticus@piefed.social
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    6 hours ago

    "YouTube said the hike will “allow us to continue to improve Premium and support the creators and artists you watch on YouTube.”

    Bullshit, bullshit and more bullshit. They say that every single time they raise the prices. It’s the same dogshit excuse.

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      2 hours ago

      well, doubling the minimum watches to pay people blocking ad blockers harder and halfing the rates at which they’re getting paid does fit the text they gave

    • BromSwolligans@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      Yeah what a fucking joke. The one and only feature they’re selling (especially since they bailed on original content like 2 years after they started) is ad-free viewing. You need a price hike every 18 months to ensure the “don’t show this guy ads” line in my profile config stays set to True? Fuck off.

      • HereIAm@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        Honestly, the biggest selling point for me, and pretty much the entire reason I do have premium, is that they pay the creators you watch way more than a regular view. I guess the alternative would be to sign up to their patreons for a dollar.