Where are you getting that from? YouTube premium is ad free (so far).
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tutus@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
magic_lobster_party@kbin.run 3 months ago
dmtalon@infosec.pub 3 months ago
Generally an Unpopular opinion, but I think this should include creator ads (or at least an option per creator to support them by turning on their own ads).
Defaulted to off , I don’t want to watch a random videos AG1 ad. That said there are a couple creators I watch I would be willing to enable theirs strictly to support them. Because if I’m paying for ad removal it should be complete ad removal.
magic_lobster_party@kbin.run 3 months ago
I don’t think it’s an unpopular opinion, but I’m not sure how YouTube can deal with it best. There’s sponsor block, but it’s relying on crowdsourced data.
Imprudent3449@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Force the creator to flag the sponsor section and then filter it out. Then compensate the creator for the view using the $17 premium subscription.
dmtalon@infosec.pub 3 months ago
Ya, just an infrastructure where their ads have to go into blocks within the video (inserted wherever but tagged as such)
Imprudent3449@lemm.ee 3 months ago
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Generally an Unpopular opinion
You’re 100% correct though. Sponsors are exactly (long) ads and I have no personal problem skipping them after paying $17 a month for premium. If a creator has a problem with that they should take it up with Google. I’m paying for ad free, and that’s what I expect.
If sponsorblock breaks I will be reevaluating my premium sub. Not that it will have a meaningful impact on Google or anything, but I’m just fucking sick of ads and am not going to pay to remove them and still get ads delivered to me.
dmtalon@infosec.pub 3 months ago
I was more aminable when I was paying $14.99 for YT Red Family plan. At $23/mo it’s pretty expensive and I want new features/controls for that money
tutus@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
The link I posted said this:
In the U.S., Google charges individual users $14 per month for YouTube Premium, which limits ads and offers a few additional features.
So it ‘limits ads’ which means there are still ads.
magic_lobster_party@kbin.run 3 months ago
It’s a poorly worded article. YouTube premium “limits ads” as in being completely ad free (besides in-video sponsorships). YouTube hasn’t gone down that route yet.
kemsat@lemmy.world 3 months ago
No. The only ads are the sponsors the creators have within the videos.
tja@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I thought this is so you don’t get ads?