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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)
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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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[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Except youtube music, I guess

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The whole reason I got on YT Premium was because it was free with Google Play Music. I have real issues watch non-Premiun now, because I've always disliked advertising methods. (Not so much th ads, which can be entertaining, but just being shown content I didn't request instead of the content I did request.)

[–] hightrix@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

RIP Google Play Music. The best music service to ever exist.

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Get the RiMusic app. YouTube music without ads.

[–] orl0pl@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

YouTube Music Revanced or Innertune (on fdroid)

[–] VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

SpMp is the best

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What does YouTube music have that regular YouTube doesn't? I have a ton of playlists on YouTube for music. Everything is on there.

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Better quality and nicely sorted discographies

[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The awesome algorithm for recommendations on YouTube was turned off to prevent fake news bubbles. This means that when you listen to a song and want YouTube to create a Playlist with similar artists for you, this doesn't work anymore. But this function does still work with YouTube music.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Interesting, thanks.