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submitted 10 months ago by trk@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone

So this is some bollocks. Guess I'll be cancelling our plan since it's only used by two of us.

Current price $17.99/month, new price $32.99/month.

If they boiled the frog better I would probably have accepted a $5/month price rise, and then another later... But close to doubling in one go is a no from me dawg.

Thank you for being a loyal member throughout our journey. We created YouTube Premium so that you could enjoy all the videos and music you love without interruptions.‌

To continue delivering great service and features, we are increasing the YouTube Premium family plan price to A$32.99/month. We don't make these decisions lightly, and this update will allow us to continue to improve YouTube Premium and support the creators and artists you watch on YouTube. This is the first ever price increase for your subscription.

Links to cancellation etc: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/12400348?sjid=6028684095030617608-AP

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[-] skribe@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago

That's going into Google's pocket, not the creators'.

[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 months ago

Why do Lemmy users spread lies?

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

That just says that they get paid better for subscriber views, I think the other comments were talking about the price increase and whether that would be reflected in their payouts.

[-] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago

YouTube pays a percentage from what I've read before, so it should

[-] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone -3 points 10 months ago

What weight does a Mastodon post with no citations hold over a Lemmy comment?

[-] 0xD@infosec.pub 5 points 10 months ago

The fact that the poster is a prolific YouTube creator, so a primary source themselves.

[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

They have a successful channel and are known for speaking out about whatever they have issues with.

It's the only channel on YouTube where you'll find a 3 hour video ranting about how a tea kettle works.

[-] unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 3 points 10 months ago
[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 months ago
[-] murtaza64@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago

I understand that revenue from a premium user's view is much higher for a creator than from a free user, but how would a 2/3 split work? Do you mean that YouTube uses 2/3 of premium revenue to pay creators?

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 5 points 10 months ago

That's my understanding of it

[-] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago

I prefer paying to the creator through more direct means. If you pay through Patreon, the creator receives ~80% of what you send if they don't get charged VAT.

[-] Onfire@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

You watch a video and sit through the ad. The uploaded of the video gets a cut. That's common knowledge this point.

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