• ipipip@iusearchlinux.fyi
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        1 year ago

        For me its solely because of a ad free experience on my TV, since its the primary device I’m using it on. And i got it relatively cheap from turkey so it’s not that big of a deal. I might reevaluate if the price increases though.

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        1 year ago

        It really boils down to a few reasons:

        • I don’t like ads, and I prefer not to see them
        • Running a platform like YouTube is not cheap, and I understand that Google needs money to keep things running.
        • The revenue of Premium is split between YouTube and the creators, much like ad revenue is. So it also supports the channels that I follow.
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            1 year ago

            That hasn’t stopped me from using other Google services like Gmail, Docs, or Drive either.

            If I ever decide I want to opt out of Google’s ecosystem I’ll just serve them a GDPR data deletion request.
            That’s what I did when I deleted my Twitter account as well.