Helena2d ago
Ars Technica
YouTube increases Premium price again, says 90-second unskippable ads are a bug
An individual plan now cost $15.99 per month, and the free tier comes with buggy ads.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/youtube-increases-premium-price-again-says-90-second-unskippable-ads-are-a-bug/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Apr 10 at 5:10pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadRadomír Žemlička2d ago
@arstechnica Your daily reminder that uBlock Origin (https://ublockorigin.com) is completely free. 😁
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Show threadXarizzar Phantasma (玄)2d ago
@Razemix @arstechnica uBlock Origin is very nice but it oft glitches the site out, because they still manage to detect running ad blockers. :/
Show threadRadomír Žemlička2d ago
@Xarizzar @arstechnica For me it sometimes takes a while to start playing a video. Very rarely (like once a week?) I need to reload the page. But other than that, nothing major. 🤷‍♂️ Still worth it. And without it, the web (outside of fedi and indie web) is practically unusable.
Show threadXarizzar Phantasma (玄)2d ago
@Razemix Absolutely. I was just talking about YouTube. Running a browser without an ad blocker nowadays is a death wish
Show threadFreevolt2d ago
@arstechnica I have an idea. Don't pay Primium but install the uBlock origin browser extension.
Show threadShirley Eugest2d ago
@arstechnica
Also YouTube is pushing repellent AI slop and disinformation accounts.
A business model worth skipping.
Show threadBee O'Problem 2d ago
@arstechnica buying premium is quite literally rewarding YouTube for making their platform worse. Ads were never *that* bad until the introduction of premium.
Show threadDoug2d ago
@arstechnica Netflix Netflix raised subscription prices… I canceled. YouTube premium is raising subscription pricing…