After cracking down on advertising blocking software, Google announced that YouTube Premium will raise prices in Argentina, Turkey and other countries.
Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen soft media users 1520111, Alejandro86, Coje_He for their clue delivery! CTOnews.com November 2-YouTube has been conducting a global "mini-experiment" since June, requiring users of ad-blocking software to turn them off so they can view content on the platform.
No longer a "small experiment," YouTube said it would step up efforts to crack down on ad-blocking software worldwide and encourage users to choose between allowing ads or paying for YouTube Premium.
At the same time, YouTube Premium has been accompanied by price increases, but only in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, Germany, Poland and Turkey.
When users watch YouTube videos using ad-blocking software, they see messages similar to those in the CTOnews.com screenshot. That means you can either turn off ad-blocking software or subscribe to YouTube Premium.
Christopher Lawton, YouTube communications manager, said the use of ad-blocking software violated the platform's terms of service, saying: "Advertising supports a diverse global creator ecosystem and enables billions of people to watch content they like on YouTube."
Starting November 1, YouTube Premium announced price increases for individual, family and student plans for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium, as well as price increases for annual plans in Germany and Turkey.
YouTube said it doesn't "make these decisions lightly," and said the price increase would allow it to "continue to improve Premium and support the creators and artists you watch on YouTube."
