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YouTube Premium family plan price update ($17.99/month -> $32.99/month!) (aussie.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by trk@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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So this is some bollocks. Guess I'll be cancelling our plan since it's only used by two of us.

Current price $17.99/month, new price $32.99/month.

If they boiled the frog better I would probably have accepted a $5/month price rise, and then another later... But close to doubling in one go is a no from me dawg.

Thank you for being a loyal member throughout our journey. We created YouTube Premium so that you could enjoy all the videos and music you love without interruptions.‌

To continue delivering great service and features, we are increasing the YouTube Premium family plan price to A$32.99/month. We don't make these decisions lightly, and this update will allow us to continue to improve YouTube Premium and support the creators and artists you watch on YouTube. This is the first ever price increase for your subscription.

Links to cancellation etc: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12400348?sjid=6028684095030617608-AP

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[-] Thermal_shocked@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Change your VPN to turkey, login via incognito, buy premium for $4 a month. Price was just under $3 before raise.

[-] jimbo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd pay for no ads. I don't want their bullshit music and tv services.

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Me too A REASONABLE price. 5$ no ads one account.

[-] mercury 5 points 1 year ago

If it was 5 bucks I probably wouldn't block ads on my phone, but I won't stop on my desktop, as long as it's built into ublock origin. Just because every other site on the Internet sucks ass without it.

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

Tendency of the Rate of Profit to Fall goes brrr

[-] OscarRobin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I got the same email. I will be cancelling when the """grace period""" ends.

[-] Jumi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

For me it's 12€ for no ads, a music app and downloadable videos. I can't complain

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[-] Auzy@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

It's not even worthwhile for $17. Many of the trending videos on YouTube use that stupid AI voice too, the people making the videos can't even be bothered narrating them.

And people with under 10k subscribers can't even monotise, so YouTube makes the money on all of those.

I'd be willing to pay maybe $3 per month.

[-] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Not every illness has its cure, but this one...

Alternatively, if the anti adblockers purges aren't targetting you

[-] wombat@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

we may have to start making excuses for the lack of terror

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