YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers

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YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers
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Premium more than covers costs, with a reasonable profit margin included. That's what it really costs to host and serve that much data.

I think GP is saying the the total income from Premium doesn't cover the cost of running all of Youtube, not that a single premium subscription doesn't cover that one user's costs, which it obviously does (or the people running YouTube are truly idiots).

Ah okay yeah I can see that reading. I think Premium has been growing well, so hopefully that'll change in the future!