It looks like the party is ready for YouTube users who scored cheaper Premium memberships by hiding their location with virtual private networks (VPN).
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In the US, Google charges individual users $14 per month for YouTube Premium, which limits ads and offers some additional features. But that price varies widely by region and some Reddit users They say that once they managed to get better offers by trying to access the service from other countries, PCMag and TechCrunch Google charges the equivalent of $3 a month or less in places like Argentina, India, Turkey, Ukraine and the Philippines. according to Android Authority. However, that workaround is apparently toast.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the matter, but the internet giant’s support staff reportedly told PCMag that YouTube recently began canceling premium plans “for accounts identified with falsified registration country information.” YouTube Help The page tells potential subscribers to turn off their VPN if they receive an error when signing up for Premium.
Fundamentally, VPNs have a variety of uses and Google even once sold one; The Google One service ceased to exist in April, apparently because he wasn’t popular. Some people may turn to VPNs for discounts, but others rely on VPNs to access content and features that simply aren’t available where they live.
The apparent crackdown is just the latest in Google’s efforts to squeeze more dollars from the video site. Google also recently intensified its crackdown on ad blockers by making YouTube videos not visible to users of services like AdBlock.
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