youtube getting more aggressive… i’ve got firefox and ublock but this shit is still coming up

  • derpgon@programming.devEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    The app is supposed to be something like 10$, no subscription. Not sure if it’s paid atm.

    • alvanrahimli@lemmy.mlEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      It is just an ask from the community. The app is free, you can use all the features free forever.

      That being said, it is always ethical and a good choice to pay for the services you use, get value from.

      • Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I’d happily pay for YouTube if they hadn’t done bullshit free shenanigans to kill their competition while expanding their reach.

        I’ll never pay for YouTube now.

    • PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@lemmy.mlEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      you can watch videos without paying the fee. i havent actually encountered any premium features i dont have access to yet

    • GreenM@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Are you sure ? Because I could swear it has been announced as free . I have feeling there’s even opensorce code available.

      • derpgon@programming.devEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        It is open source, but Louis said that albeit it is open source, the app is 10$ or something like that, but you are free to pirate it and he won’t be stopping you.

        Or, rather, the “premium” features. No idea what are those tho.

        • GreenM@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Me neither but basic fueatures are already better in idea than YouTube app

        • Not_Alec_Baldwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          This is his approach to IP broadly speaking, I believe.

          Edit for clarity:

          If you can’t effectively try something without paying, pirate it and pay if you want to and can support it.

          It’s a goodwill model.