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And the frustrating ads that are skippable - but are like 8 minutes long. So you'll be happily doing something with YouTube playing in the background when it hits an ad, expecting it to be 10/15 seconds before it then finishes, before you've realised you're then 2 minutes into an advert about how to get straighter teeth or which Alfa Romeo to buy.
I blame the types that pay money for sky TV - they set the precedent (as in paying for a service AND having to watch adverts).
That being said I don't think I've ever seen a 2minute ad on YouTube...
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I was getting nothing but that stupid Menopause advert constantly.... Not sure WTF YT is trying to say about me
2 minute? Amateurs. I've seen 38 minute long 'adverts'. It was actually some influencer type that must have bought an ad campaign to FORCE their content on you. Skip.
I don't buy products or services based on advertising. It does give me awareness - however, as someone else mentioned above, if the content is un-skippable, frequent, and annoying, then guess what? It's negative in my mind and I'll never even give your product a positive thought.
Every time I see the YouTube 'ad check' questions about having seen advertising for any of the brands listed I always say no. Love seeing companies thinking their Ad spend is useless!
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Feels like YT has just given up playing this cat-and-mouse game with ad blockers. Haven't had to do anything for a few weeks.
What would you say about those who have been using YT for a long time though? Those who continued to help it grow over the years into the platform it is today, to the point it is now a household name the world over.
Should they now be shunned to less popular platforms for their contributions spanning the course of nearly two decades?
I mean ultimately that still comes back around to entitlement
"Why should I have to pay for a service or be forced to watch adverts, it's not fair". If someone is unhappy with how YouTube treats its customers then stop using the service and use something like Daily Motion or Vimeo.
YouTube isn't an essential service. Pay for premium or do the dance trying to get around adverts but to complain they're making it hard for add blockers... what did you expect lol
What would you say about those who have been using YT for a long time though? Those who continued to help it grow over the years into the platform it is today, to the point it is now a household name the world over.
Should they now be shunned to less popular platforms for their contributions spanning the course of nearly two decades?
They definitely are using strong arm tactics to try and frustrate people into premium using intentionally tailored ad patterns, pretty ******* thing to do. But doesn't surprise me as the people behind producing the platform are obviously talentless hacks who lack the ability to create or envision a compelling product people would want to pay for, even when a large part of that has already been done for them by content creators.
I've never seen a 2 minute unskippable ad myself but they do engage in various different ad patterns, some experimental, so some users will get very different ad experiences to others - some people kicked off because they were getting as many as a dozen very short ads per video.
Contributions? You’ve been watching videos on a streaming service it’s not like you’re doing some act to mankind out of kindness by watching cat videos on YouTube.
It’s entitlement, nothing more nothing less. Pay for premium or don’t pay for premium and either watch adds or try to block them.
What you don’t have is the right to complain about adverts when you’re not paying for something and you certainly can’t use an angle of “I’ve been watching YouTube for years I’ve made it what it is”
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As mentioned many, many times before -
£13 per month as an individual.
£20 a month for a family.
That £157 to £240 per year to watch youtube videos of funny cats or how-to guides or Mr Beast etc. The cost is always, and will always be, the biggest reason people complain. If it was £10 a year hardly anyone would complain and YT might actually make more money from getting way more sign-ups, but they won't.
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Your forgetting YouTube music, your getting more than Spotify for £13 a month.
If you use android auto then having premium is also a nice thing to have its not bad value tbh. (apart from the APP on your phone is a complete cluster ****)
that price includes YouTube Music and Premium YouTube.
It could be, and demonstrably is, £2 a month and you'll still have people complain. Just say it for what it is. People feel they don't need to pay for something but they want all the benefits whilst not paying.
I don't understand why people are going around the houses so much. People aren't not paying because of some perceived poor value or because they can't afford it (We're in GD where everyone is a top revenue earner) but they're choosing to not pay because they believe they shouldn't have to pay but also don't believe Google should have adverts which inconvenience them.
Since changing my subscription from India to Argentina in March I've watched over 800 hours of videos and 20> hours of background play. I've paid <£16 for 34 days of advert free YouTube content. I'm not sure how that isn't good value.
I fully understand if someone watches less than a few hours a month that Premium isn't worth it to them but if you're only consuming a few hours of content a month then a few adverts here or there aren't going to bother you. If you watch a lot of YouTube content then premium is a bit of a no brainer.
It could be, and demonstrably is, £2 a month and you'll still have people complain. Just say it for what it is. People feel they don't need to pay for something but they want all the benefits whilst not paying.
I don't understand why people are going around the houses so much. People aren't not paying because of some perceived poor value or because they can't afford it (We're in GD where everyone is a top revenue earner) but they're choosing to not pay because they believe they shouldn't have to pay but also don't believe Google should have adverts which inconvenience them.
Since changing my subscription from India to Argentina in March I've watched over 800 hours of videos and 20> hours of background play. I've paid <£16 for 34 days of advert free YouTube content. I'm not sure how that isn't good value.
I fully understand if someone watches less than a few hours a month that Premium isn't worth it to them but if you're only consuming a few hours of content a month then a few adverts here or there aren't going to bother you. If you watch a lot of YouTube content then premium is a bit of a no brainer.
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Looks like my £1.60 Turkish family premium is going up to £3.20 at the end of the year, still a bargain.
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Hang on, why aren't you paying full UK price then? Aren't you being just as "entitled" as those who don't pay if you're lying about your country in order to cheat YT out of money?
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Wow what a rip off. Day light robbery! Ffs
Oh no you got me
There is a world of difference in using a loophole, that YouTube don't seem to be in a rush to close, and paying for a service compared to not paying a penny and expecting the world for free.
I'm not acting entitled in any way shape or form. I am paying for a subscription and Google/YouTube are happy to take whatever currency I have paid in and give me the benefits that YouTube Premium offers.
Complaining that you have to watch adverts whilst keeping your pennies in your pocket is entitled.
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Prime is the worst. They are going to show ads starting from next year even though u have to pay a subscriptionOh no you got me
There is a world of difference in using a loophole, that YouTube don't seem to be in a rush to close, and paying for a service compared to not paying a penny and expecting the world for free.
I'm not acting entitled in any way shape or form. I am paying for a subscription and Google/YouTube are happy to take whatever currency I have paid in and give me the benefits that YouTube Premium offers.
Complaining that you have to watch adverts whilst keeping your pennies in your pocket is entitled.