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True. But I'd never pay for ad-free Youtube. Gladly already paying for Spotify.


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You can view YouTube ad-free by paying, just like Spotify.

Would you consider paying for YouTube and Spotify instead? Both are available ad-free.

Yeah, I want an ads-free music streaming service so getting YouTube ads free is just the icing on the cake.

If one is unwilling to pay for a service but still use it one needs to realize some other form of monetization will be required.


The paid option is very expensive. I would pay for an ad-free only Youtube, but this option is not available in my country. I already pay for Spotify and Netflix. So I don't care about other services of youtube premium except ads-free

Am I paying for an ad-free Youtube or a Spotify competitor? I'm not at all confident the money I'd be paying is going to the creators of the videos, or even feature development of the main Youtube platform.

Not to mention, if you get YouTube premium you also get YouTube Music ad-free. Ads in music players are far more annoying IMO.

If you can afford it, YouTube Premium is an incredible ad-free experience. I subscribed a couple years ago and can’t imagine ever canceling it. Plus it includes YouTube Music and if you aren’t locked into Spotify/Apple Music, you can just switch to that for your streaming music needs.

If you pay for YouTube Premium, like you do Netflix, you can go totally ad-free.

I pay for YouTube music for this very reason. Comes with ad free YouTube. I actually respect Google isn't a charity,but I value my time enough to not waste it on ads.

Or you could just pay for YouTube Premium and never see another ad again. As a bonus, you get YouTube Music thrown in for free.

YouTube Premium is completely ad-free though, and it also let's you download videos and music for offline use without any DRM.

I don't understand why they have to bundle ad-free viewing with YouTube music. Nobody is going to switch from Spotify or Apple Music to YouTube.

I'm paying for YouTube Premium and you get YouTube Music for free + ad-free too. I've started paying because ads were annoying on my smart TV YT app and I already used YT Music.

You can pay for YouTube, and not have to see ads.

> Ad free YouTube: why not?

This already exists in the form of a $10 monthly subscription, $15 for a Family Plan and is included with Google Play Music All-access (and vice versa).

Just make sure you're subscribed, signed in and bam, no ads. True you could just use and ad-blocker, and I have an ad-blocker, but if you stream as much off YouTube as I do, it's worth it to be a paying customer rather than a belligerent user.


Well, you can buy YouTube premium and have no ads.

Agreed. Been debating switching to Spotify. But not having ads on YouTube has been amazing.

I recently started paying for YouTube, it sucks way less without all the ads, and I generally feel I get my money's worth. I know I could technically use AdBlock or something, but it feels really nasty to do so. YouTube Music is okay, but I still use Spotify, as the interface of Spotify is better.

Aame, I'm willing to pay for just the Ad free YouTube, without the tie up to YouTube Music.
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