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Wasn't quite sure where to put the question - media or tech, so I went here.

Question is Exactly What It Says On The Tin. Is the $9.99/month worth it to get rid of the ads? Too much? Not enough?

Grue. I haven't seen ads on YouTube anywhere I've got an ad blocker running. So what's different that they want 10 bucks a month for?

I believe it's no ads and exclusive content.

Redtube? I dunno, I prefer Youporn. Oh, wait, that's not what you meant?

I'm with jwhouk. I don't see ads anyway on YT. As for their exclusive content, €10 is as much or more as Hulu, or Amazon, or Netflix. They better start offering a whole lot more content if they want to make it worthwhile.

jwhouk said:

Wasn't quite sure where to put the question - media or tech, so I went here.

Question is Exactly What It Says On The Tin. Is the $9.99/month worth it to get rid of the ads? Too much? Not enough?

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For just getting rid of YouTube ads I say no. But if you don't use Spotify or Apple Music you get Google Music All Access for free (and vice-versa with YouTube Red). So there's that.

I hate that they're restricting features on the iOS YouTube app because of Red. I'll probably not get it because of that.

jwhouk said:

Wasn't quite sure where to put the question - media or tech, so I went here.

Question is Exactly What It Says On The Tin. Is the $9.99/month worth it to get rid of the ads? Too much? Not enough?

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Absolutely, since it includes Play Music All Access as well. It's replaced Spotify for me. I look at it as subscribing for the music, and having ad-free YouTube as a bonus.

Plus, they now have family accounts, where you can combine up to six accounts and pay $15/month.

Covar said:

I hate that they're restricting features on the iOS YouTube app because of Red. I'll probably not get it because of that.

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I permanently deleted the YouTube app when I discovered it was maintaining a history of all the videos I watched WITHOUT any way to clear that history except to continually delete and reinstall the app.

--Patrick

As long as mobile web pages are an option, I'll never use the app. Facebook, Youtube, Google Maps, GMail, and so on - they all want far too much information for far too little return.

I don't use red. I just use adblock plus. Which is a bit ironic, given that my channel is monetized.

GasBandit said:

I don't use red. I just use adblock plus. Which is a bit ironic, given that my channel is monetized.

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What happened to "Always pay yourself first?"

--Patrick

PatrThom said:

What happened to "Always pay yourself first?"

--Patrick

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Actually, I'm not supposed to. I can get in trouble for clicking my own ads.

Adblock Plus doesn't work on Youtube videos with the "embedded" ads...

jwhouk said:

Adblock Plus doesn't work on Youtube videos with the "embedded" ads...

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Mine does. Unless the advertisement is physically part of the video I am watching. Adblock Plus catches all the pre roll post roll and banner ads during the video.