YouTube Premium

[Smeghead]

Own goal by YT, at least they are getting some money from these VPN memberships. Now they will end up getting nothing as I very much doubt anyone who used a VPN is willing to pay UK prices.

I certainly won't. Not got any emails yet though.

I mean let's be realistic here, there's literally no alternative to Youtube. The content that's on Youtube is overwhemingly exclusive to Youtube, unless the creator just so happens to upload on some other platform (which??). But they're most likely in the extreme minority, so unless you do give up Youtube entirely, they'll not be getting "nothing" from you, they'll be getting all the ad revenue from the ads you get without Premium, vs. the £3/month or whatever it was you were paying.

 

[BMox81]

Not seeing any issues with my family sub so far. But if my Mumbai residence suddenly becomes an issue, given the amount of content I watch on the platform this will be one of those times where I’ll stump up the full amount for it.

 

[mrochester]

I mean let's be realistic here, there's literally no alternative to Youtube. The content that's on Youtube is overwhemingly exclusive to Youtube, unless the creator just so happens to upload on some other platform (which??). But they're most likely in the extreme minority, so unless you do give up Youtube entirely, they'll not be getting "nothing" from you, they'll be getting all the ad revenue from the ads you get without Premium, vs. the £3/month or whatever it was you were paying.

YouTube is clearly acting as a gatekeeper to this content and needs to be regulated.

 

[Will Gill]

My Kenyan abode also seems ok, but knowing the simulation we are in, the second I post this reply an email will be sent

 

[Raymond Lin]

YouTube is clearly acting as a gatekeeper to this content and needs to be regulated.

Nice idea but that would be like asking Disney + to make Marvel free to view.

 

[Begbie]

YouTube is clearly acting as a gatekeeper to this content and needs to be regulated.

Is there anything stopping creators from uploading to the other sites?

 

[mrochester]

Is there anything stopping creators from uploading to the other sites?

No? Not sure why that’s relevant though.

 

[Smeghead]

Is there anything stopping creators from uploading to the other sites?

I think mostly the prospect of being to turn it into a legitimate career, or at least a major source of income for the creators. I don't know of other video host platfom that offers that potential. I mean, even the closest rival I can think of in Vimeo had to pivot, and aren't they exclusive to proper film productions or something now? The only others with "unlimited" public video hosting are random ones like DailyMotion, and how many people have even heard of that these days?

 

[Kyle009]

Worrying times but my Indian family plan is still going strong.

 

[Efour]

I got turfed out of my Mumbai public toilet along time ago .

 

[Disco_P]

Touch wood my Ukrainian family and 3 channel memberships stay strong.

Otherwise I am prepared to move somewhere else and start vpning more

 

[Begbie]

No? Not sure why that’s relevant though.

Then how is YouTube gatekeeping, if there's freedom for creators to go elsewhere. I understand they have a monopoly, but I'm not sure there's much that can be done about that without someone stepping up to compete?

 

[mrochester]

Then how is YouTube gatekeeping, if there's freedom for creators to go elsewhere. I understand they have a monopoly, but I'm not sure there's much that can be done about that without someone stepping up to compete?

I can’t go somewhere else and watch the same content that’s on YouTube. YouTube are gatekeeping consumers.

 

[Begbie]

I can’t go somewhere else and watch the same content that’s on YouTube. YouTube are gatekeeping consumers.

Because the creators don't upload elsewhere?

There is alternatives for them.

 

[BMox81]

I can’t go somewhere else and watch the same content that’s on YouTube. YouTube are gatekeeping consumers.

But that’s then up to the content creators no? Certainly nothing stopping them uploading content elsewhere.

 

[Junglist]

I can’t go somewhere else and watch the same content that’s on YouTube. YouTube are gatekeeping consumers.

They're not gatekeeping anything?! It's their services and servers we are accessing.

 

[mrochester]

Because the creators don't upload elsewhere?

There is alternatives for them.

My question would be why they don’t upload to those alternative places.

 

[malachi]

My question would be why they don’t upload to those alternative places.

Not a big enough audience on the alternative platforms.

 

[mrochester]

Not a big enough audience.

And why is that?

 

[malachi]

And why is that?

Not hard to figure out why lol