neidu3@sh.itjust.worksM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agoWhat's an online service you happily pay for?message-squaremessage-square223linkfedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1152arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an online service you happily pay for?neidu3@sh.itjust.worksM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 days agomessage-square223linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·13 days agoI pay for that too but I wouldn’t say I’m HAPPY about paying for it. Because I remember when YouTube used to be free and had no ads.
minus-square123@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·12 days agoThey were not profitable though, you can only do that for so long before you fold and then no one gets anything.
minus-squareScrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 days agoIt’s still free and with no ads if you use Firefox + uBlock Origin on desktop, ReVanced on Android, SmartTube on Android TV.
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-212 days agoYouTube is a miserable clunky experience on desktop.
I pay for that too but I wouldn’t say I’m HAPPY about paying for it. Because I remember when YouTube used to be free and had no ads.
They were not profitable though, you can only do that for so long before you fold and then no one gets anything.
It’s still free and with no ads if you use Firefox + uBlock Origin on desktop, ReVanced on Android, SmartTube on Android TV.
YouTube is a miserable clunky experience on desktop.