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submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

YouTube is increasing Premium prices in multiple countries, right after an ad-blocker crackdown | You either pay rightfully for the video content you consume, or you live with the ads.::Google is increasing the prices of YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscriptions in some regions, right after blocking ad-blockers.

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[-] ChronosWing@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

Well it also includes a streaming music service which are normally $10/m on their own.

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I already pay for Spotify. They knew exactly what they were doing when they lumped that shit in YouTube premium

[-] indianactresslover@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

They should offer it seperately.

[-] kirk781@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

IIRC, YouTube Music is also offered as a standalone service, Atleast in some countries. However, the difference b/w YouTube Premium and just the Music service comes out to be miniscule, so folks just pay for the former.

[-] indianactresslover@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

No, I want Premium without Music. It's not offered anywhere.

Same thing with Amazon. I want Prime without Prime Video. It's not offered either.

[-] kirk781@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Oh, I understand now, especially the second one. The only thing from Amazon's product line worth using to me is the Prime delivery service. I can't give two hoots about their Prime Music( which I lost respect for after it denied to run for me on any browser on Linux for some reason) or Prime Video.

[-] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk -5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I can't see the value in using youtube for music.. it's not like I can watch music videos in my car. That's worth $0 to me, and I imagine the majority. Spotify is better.. or apple music if you're on the fruit side.

[-] ChronosWing@lemmy.zip 6 points 10 months ago

Youtube music doesn't have music videos, not sure what you are talking about. It's just a clone of play music after they shut it down.

[-] gsfraley@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Fwiw, it's not videos, it's a Spotify clone.

[-] KepBen@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

If you've already got a solution for ad-free music in your car, sure, obviously. Not everybody has that though.

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