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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)

submitted 2 weeks ago by ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago (19 children)

Or just not watch.

[–] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (14 children)

Not watching has a much better moral argument.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Yup. But people would rather just carp on about Revanced and Insidious or whatever, as if everyone has the time to and the inclination to set that up.

Meanwhile, everyone else will piss and moan for a month, then pay up and keep watching.

[–] Ostrichgrif@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you have the time to watch YouTube enough that you're considering premium you have enough time to set up these systems. The time it saves you makes back the setup time very quickly for someone watching even a moderate amount of YouTube.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

If you have time to relax and watch your favourite creators, you have time to set up arcane systems to avoid seeing ads!

No. YouTube is relaxing time, not doing work time.

[–] pycorax@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

I can concede Insidious especially with the recent news but Revanced is so easy and quick to set up, calling it arcane is laughable. It's done in under 5 minutes.

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It takes less than 30 seconds to install uBlock Origin. It's the first thing I do on a new install after replacing Edge with Firefox

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago

I'm aware, I've done the same myself.

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