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Paying to remove ads is still paying them for implementing ads.

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Do you expect it to just be free instead?

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Ads are not the only way to monetize something. There are a few options which I would find agreeable. The first one would be selling it. You pay for access. There is no version in which has ads and the only way to use it is to pay for it. Another method would be to sell more advanced features or some form of usability. Maybe you can only view 1000 videos a month for free, but have to pay for more.

Whatever the method may be, ads are not the only way and unfortunately paying to remove ads just causes more ads to be implemented in things because you are rewarding them for doing it.

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Paying to remove ads and paying for access are essentially the same thing right? They have to monetize it in some way. Ads are going to implemented whether people pay or not. At least now you have a choice whether you pay with your data or money.

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Obviously. I predicted this on Mastodon months ago when they started adding ads right in the middle of videos.

Piss people off and they’ll pay to disable ads. There’s nothing that competes with TikTok right now.

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Charge people to go ad-free. Keep increasing the sub price over time, then provide a lower cost version with minimal ads.

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Tiktok and YouTube are my only sources of entertainment. I’m okay paying for both.

Especially since both allow for anyone to upload as much as they want without limits or fees. Hosting that much data isn’t cheap.

Obviously the FOSS users will downvote me, as they believe everything should be free and unlimited.

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This is the most defeatist attitude I’ve ever seen

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