[nikanj]

*Allocating man-hours towards making sure that users actually pay for the service they're using, either via youtube subscription or ads

[anonymous908213]

Google is the richest company literally on the entire planet, you really don't need to go to bat for monopolistic practices.

[BrenBarn]

If they wanted users to pay for the service they're using they should never have made YouTube free in the first place.

[reddalo]

They made it free just like any other startup makes a free tier to obtain market share.

[saagarjha]

Monetizing a basic OS feature is not a good look.

[sidrag22]

the only time ive tried to use a feature like that, is when im in the car listening to a podcast or something.

juggling the phone to not only skip ads, but also forcing the phone screen to be active, is a hazard.

In my case this loophole being closed, wouldn't make me pay for premium... but it would make a younger version of me certainly more dangerous on the road.

[realusername]

Maybe if the Youtube subscription wasn't 10x what they earn from a single user with ads, that would be more believable option.