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

  • morrowind
    14·
    11 months ago

    Well… I guess it helps creators at least.

    Unless youtube changes their cut

        • Obi@sopuli.xyz
          2·
          11 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.

          • 0xD@infosec.pub
            5·
            11 months ago

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

          • Polar@lemmy.ca
            3·
            11 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.

        • murtaza64@programming.dev
          5·
          11 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?

        • SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          12·
          11 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
        21·
        11 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.

      • Paranoid Factoid@beehaw.orgEnglish
        15·
        11 months ago

        Creators don’t make money from Google. Maybe some from sponsors and merch. But making YouTube videos is a rough business. There is money in shooting ads though.