This image is not mine, it’s from u/Andireas_Germany on Reddit
There is a lower price tier of Youtube premium being tested in Europe right now that has ads, but still gives offline viewing and youtube music. This is what that is for. People who are seeing ads know exactly why they are seeing ads; because they signed up for a plan with ads. The regular plan at the regular price is still ad free.
I think you’re mistaken about what this lower price tier offers. It is still ad-free, except for Youtube Music which is ad-supported. If a regular YouTube video uses a song that belongs to the YouTube Music catalog, it will have ads as normal. Also, this tier doesn’t offer background playback (with the phone screen turned off).
https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/17/24272930/youtube-cheaper-premium-lite-subscription-limited-ads
has more info and explains, ads are expected.
It’s stupid to pay and still get ads, but that is how it’s presented.
You are correct, maybe? I say maybe because I see now the original info that I was reading was speculation from last month, however, new information is sparse and every site seems to contradict the others. Honestly, now I don’t know what they are doing with it. Regardless, it is a separate tier of a plan, so those that are seeing ads signed up for a plan that includes ads in some form or another. It’s not like Google just started sneaking ads into the full premium tier without warning, which what this post and the others like it that I’ve seen are rage baiting for.
So it seems they are only expecting ads in YouTube music, so I understand when they are then confused to see ads in their YouTube videos
This is apparently from an ad-supported tier being trialled in EU and not them sneaking ads into an ad free tier. Read comments below for more context.
This thread was reported for being misleading but I’m going to leave it up for the context.
Bruh, why pay for Youtube in the first place? Fuck them
Google is an advertising company, never expect anything better than that.
When I had Premium for the whole family, they were also showing ads AND still using trackers.
I emailed Google support about it, and they said it was a “bug”. I cancelled soon after.