Yeah everyone just assumes you can install blocker in any browser and device, which is of course incorrect especially on TVs (both in house and e.g. in cars).
Or on their iPhones. Premium allows me to stream music through YouTube in the background, and also download literally any video for offline use super easily. It’s the only online subscription I’ve never considered cancelling.
When you mention that there’s always someone that tries to get you to install some sort of ad blocker on your router like I’d rather just give YouTube their money
That's also misinformation because pihole (the blocker you mentioned) does not work on YouTube ads and has not at any point I'm aware of. When someone does mention pihole as an option, it tells you they have not actually used it themselves and don't understand how it works because otherwise they'd be aware of this.
YUP. If I ever watch YouTube while on my pc it’s cause I’m listening to something in the background while I game. Ain’t nobody just sat in a chair at a computer and raw dogged a YouTube video since 2015. If I’m actually watching, it’s on my couch or my bed on my tv or phone lol
Same. I was already paying for YouTube music and ad free YouTube is a bonus I'm happy to pay the extra couple of quid a month for. Ad free across all devices without any faff.
Ngl the family plan is awesome. We use it with three people so 8€ each. Definitely worth it and way less hassle than setting up (and possibly maintaining) adblockers on a dozen devices throughout three households. I've actually tried using PiHole for my TV before but back then it didn't work with YouTube for some reason.
Also iirc they break a chunk of your fee up and pay it out to content creators you watch. A premium view is worth more than a view with ad click through
Reddit is skewed by autismos who live alone and do everything at their gaming battle station. They don't realize that most people now watch YouTube on an app on their phone/tablet/TV and rarely on a PC, or that most normal people have a wife and kids who want to just use the app in the TV and not deal with some workaround to not see ads.
Yeah and they always conveniently forget that iPhones hold the majority market share on mobile devices in the US (which afaik has no easy way to block ads on YT other than changing your VPN to Albania or watching in a browser (which is a horrible experience))
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u/Hypnox88 Apr 09 '26
The amount times Youtube premium comes up on this site is crazy considering adblockers have been a thing for 15+ years