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Re:Vanced: YouTube adblocker for Android by gtirloni on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @03:12PM (#30445779)
If Youtube enabled an ad-free experience on a per creator/channel basis, would that be a good compromise for you?
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Re:Vanced: YouTube adblocker for Android by bduerst on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @03:27PM (#30445965)
What would that user experience look like? $0.50/mo per channel? $5/mo for all minecraft channels?

Given the overhwelming negative response to how cable priced and bundled channels, and the simplicity that competitors like Netflix have, I'm not sure users would prefer that.

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Re:Vanced: YouTube adblocker for Android by realusername on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @04:28PM (#30446720)
I can answer since I'm also using Vanced.

The core issue for me is that what YouTube provides isn't valuable enough by itself for a monthly payment.

They don't produce their own content like Netflix, they are at best a video distribution platform, I can pay to creators I watch via Patreon but to YouTube itself, that's complicated, they would have to get a very low share of the creator revenue to start to feel convincing.

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