YouTube is increasing Premium prices in multiple countries, right after an ad-blocker crackdown | You either pay rightfully for the video content you consume, or you live with the ads.::Google is increasing the prices of YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium subscriptions in some regions, right after blocking ad-blockers.

  • CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Will the gorillas go door to door with a pad or something with a video on it, or are you thinking memory sticks?

    • jet@hackertalks.com
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      1 year ago

      More like IPFS. If you have a bunch of gigabit residential internet connections distributed globally. That's a reasonable approximation of a video streaming platform.

      I'm not saying I have a good solution for today, but all the components are there to build a competitor to YouTube, and now if the price barrier going up, there's room for whatever organization competes with YouTube to get some sustainable income

    • farken@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Both services are available, and I recommend paying the extra for the 'please dont rip my arms off' extra.