Was trying to watch something about a gun that I was looking at in a forum, and the link led to a youtube video that wouldn’t play.

I was puzzled, but then I noticed that the video said it was for members only. I was perplexed, and I subscribed to the channel, but obviously that’s not what it meant. I needed to be some sort of paid member to view the video.

I guess we’re in the stages of the internet where things that were once free, and a sort of wild west as it were, like youtube, are becoming so monetized that eventually I just won’t have to worry about wasting time watching youtube because there is no way that I’m buying a subscription just to watch short form factor videos.

Anybody else experienced this?

  • richneptune@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I’ve not encountered it personally, but YouTube Memberships, their version of Patreon, has been a thing for over a year now. It’s what the “Join” button on YouTube sends you to