Joe Maring / Android Authority
I watch YouTube every single day, but I don’t like sitting through advertisements before and during my videos. Because of this, I pay $14/month for YouTube Premium to remove those ads and get on with my day — as do millions of other YouTube Premium subscribers.
However, some people use a different approach: ad blockers. Using ad blockers to bypass YouTube ads is not a new practice, and each year, YouTube becomes more aggressive in cracking down on such behavior. With each new measure it introduces, YouTube makes ad-blocking a less and less attractive option.
No one likes ads, and no one likes paying for another subscription. But as someone who finally subscribed to YouTube Premium about a year ago, I’m here to tell you that if you’re still determined to fight Premium with ad blockers, you’re doing it wrong.
Why aren't you paying for YouTube Premium? 91 votes I can't afford it 19 % YouTube used to be free, it should remain free 9 % Ad-blocking and other hacks make Premium worthless 14 % I don't want to give Google any more of my money 14 % I don't use YouTube enough to justify it 16 % I do pay for YouTube Premium 27 %
The necessary evil of YouTube ads
Joe Maring / Android Authority An ad playing before a music video on YouTube
No one likes ads. I don’t like ads, you don’t like ads, and I imagine 99.99% of people reading this don’t like ads. The 0.01% of people who say they do are lying.
This is especially true, if not more so, for ads on YouTube. Having to sit through 30 seconds of advertisements before your video starts — and often additional ads throughout the video — is a frustrating user experience. And yet, it’s an experience that’s also completely necessary.
No matter which YouTube creators/channels you watch, the reason they’re able to keep creating new videos is because of that very advertising we all hate. We might despise sitting through ads while watching videos, but without them, we wouldn’t have those creators in the first place. It’s the same story for online advertising for your favorite social media app, recipe website, or tech blog (including Android Authority). Like it or not, ads pay the bills.
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