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Dr Hobbitstein

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6. Nowhere do I see that they are taking away content from non-subscribers.

Reply to Shankapotomus (Original post)

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 10:58 AM

Oct 2015

Just that subscribers can watch videos ad-free, and have the ability to download and watch them offline. If you don't pay, then you get the regular old YouTube. Where are you getting the info that they are taking away content from those who don't subscribe?

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YouTube Red "exclusive content", just another name for shell game [View all] Shankapotomus Oct 2015 OP

Redtube? The porn site? Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #1

That's what everyone is asking Shankapotomus Oct 2015 #2

Who are the ad wizards who came up with that one? Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #4

They should've just called it YouPay NobodyHere Oct 2015 #13

Maybe YouPrawn was taken? DetlefK Oct 2015 #3

I'd like to call the them youdumass. Ed Suspicious Oct 2015 #5

Nowhere do I see that they are taking away content from non-subscribers. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2015 #6

Right here Shankapotomus Oct 2015 #7

New original shows and movies. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2015 #8

What do you think Shankapotomus Oct 2015 #9

Doubtful. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2015 #10

Apparently, Shankapotomus Oct 2015 #14

The market will provide another version of Youtube. People will go elsewhere. Katashi_itto Oct 2015 #16

That would be awesome Shankapotomus Oct 2015 #17

I listed the planned premium content in a post below. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2015 #20

List of planned content. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2015 #11

Ugh Oneironaut Oct 2015 #15

It's aimed at teens and morons. Dr Hobbitstein Oct 2015 #19

That is a pretty negative take on it. Egnever Oct 2015 #12

They should migrate all their content to FaceBook temporarily to keep their subscribers in the tblue37 Oct 2015 #18

Yes, Google bought YT Shankapotomus Oct 2015 #21

You seem to miss out on the fact that content providers like to be paid for their work. Bluenorthwest Oct 2015 #22