Over the past few months, YouTube Crack down on the use of ad blockersand went so far as to turn off videos if the viewer was Using an ad blocker. This comes after last summer when YouTube It raised the price of its premium subscription without warning.
Now, the video-sharing platform is targeting customers who pay a lower Premium subscription price using a popular hack.
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YouTube Premium — which allows for commercial-free viewing, the ability to download videos, and the ability to play videos in the background — currently costs $13.99 per month in the US.
This price varies by country, sometimes significantly. In Switzerland, for example, users pay more than $18 per month. In the UK, the subscription is around $16.50 per month. On the other hand, the subscription in the Philippines is only $2.83 per month. At the bottom of the list is Argentina, where customers pay only 869 pesos, equivalent to one dollar.
Some enterprising customers have discovered that with the help of a VPN, they can trick YouTube into thinking they reside in one of those countries and subscribe to Premium at that country’s price, lowering their Premium bill.
This trick has worked for a while, but now – without warning – these customers’ accounts are being terminated.
“Your YouTube Premium membership has been cancelled,” Screenshot posted on Reddit He explained who the customers were affected. This customer was not alone, as many other people reported receiving the same message.
in Letter to PCMagYouTube confirmed what happened. “YouTube has begun revoking premium memberships for accounts identified as having fake registration country information,” a representative wrote. “Due to a violation of YouTube’s paid terms of service, these users will receive an email and in-app notification notifying them of the cancellation.”
To prevent people from using this vulnerability in the future, YouTube will require customers to register with a local card associated with an address in the country on the account.
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Over the past year, there have been two other big names in streaming — Disney+ And Netflix – Each has taken steps to ensure that subscribers pay their fair share.
The campaigns ended up being a huge success for both Disney+ and Netflix. Will YouTube see a similar rise in the number of people paying, or will subscribers choose to drop the service?