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How long until popular YouTube content ends up torrent sites, as the war on ad-blockers escalates?

already there, as there is no guarantee that a video will exist forever on Youtube.

many people hoard youtube videos just because they fear that those video will disappear when they need them.

There was a great fan-made film clip to a John Zorn song that was on YT for years. Then one day, gone. Erased from the internet a magnificently disturbing piece of artistry.

Luckily I downloaded it, but that means in time it'll cease to exist. I could re-upload it, but that feels like an invitation to have my account terminated with prejudice.

For me those were some viral videos from the older internet. It is not because those videos violate YouTube policies or anything. The uploaders just closed their accounts. Some videos just exist in my memory now.

Part of it is already there. Think Music videos, exclusive Youtube content/partnerships, Country bloqued content, Full movies, etc ...

Pretty long I'd guess, seeing as you can just put down €7 for a month of ad-free viewing.

It's already happening. Why sign up for yet another subscription service to see that one members-only video?

What do you mean "that one members-only video"? I'm saying that with Premium Lite (which is 7EUR) you can watch videos ad-free for a month on YT. For people who care about not seeing ads it seems like a decent deal. Much better than Twitch where it's 5EUR per channel you subscribe to, which means if you want to watch videos from more than 1 creator ad-free it's already a better deal.

And people who don't feel like paying 7EUR/month can choose to either:

A) Just watch the ads, or

B) Build up a backlog and then binge it all in a month.

And Netflix for another 20, and Disney plus for another 20, and peacock for another 20, and another 20 for the BigCo CEO retirement fund, and voila!

Why do you need Netflix and Disney and YT at the same time? How much free time do you have in a month?

That's a lot of money IMO especially if you don't use it that much. I cancelled my Spotify too as I would use 2-5 hours a month and €11 is not worth it.

If you don't use it that much you can just build up a backlog, then get 1 month of ad-free viewing and binge it. Though if you don't use it that much you probably won't be bothered that much by the ads anyway.

That's now, but as we know, prices tend to increase. Netflix was what? 5-10 usd in the past?

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