YouTube Premium Subscription

Users discuss and recommend paying for YouTube Premium as a preferable alternative to ad blockers, emphasizing its ad-free experience, value for heavy users, and support for content creators.

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vv_ Mar 18, 2025 View on HN

What's wrong with paying for YouTube Premium to not have any ads?

fernandotakai Jul 17, 2020 View on HN

the reason i pay for yt premium is because it goes to content creators and i don't have to see the ads.

mvdtnz Oct 15, 2023 View on HN

Mate if you get so much value from YouTube that you'll jump through these hoops just to use it without ads, why not just subscribe to premium? Personally it's by far my most bang-for-buck service.

neallindsay Sep 12, 2023 View on HN

Youtube Premium or whatever they call it now. In general, paying to not have ads is great. If you spend even a moderate amount of time on YouTube, this will quickly pay for itself.

bubblicious Apr 27, 2021 View on HN

...or you could go ad-free with youtube premium?

k8sToGo Dec 24, 2021 View on HN

If you use YouTube enough that ads annoy you then just pay for YouTube Premium.

myko Jul 13, 2025 View on HN

Did you consider YouTube Premium? It works really well and no ads. Seems like a pittance for the service YouTube provides

ruffrey Feb 15, 2022 View on HN

I pay for YouTube premium and haven’t seen an ad the entire time. It’s worth $12 a month to me. Also get music streaming with it.

samcat116 Aug 27, 2023 View on HN

Cool but I’ll just keep paying for YouTube premium since it provides me incredible value

MobiusHorizons Dec 10, 2025 View on HN

You likely pay for YouTube premium if you aren’t noticing adds