I know that's a weird thing to say from someone who provides a website for free to a huge community, but it's not like we don't have costs. We're just not forwarding them to our users.

Not on iPad. Also, why would I do that? Why am I entitled to enjoy such a massive service without paying for it?

Or just install and use Brave browser which blocks all ads and pop up windows no matter which website you visit.

Especially as premium fees at least partly to got the creators you watch [link]

Makes sense to me that they need some income to finance all of that.

I see it as paying for an ad-free experience. I use yt so much that 13€ per month seems a fair price to me. The infrastructure they run is insanely expensive and the service they provide is unheard of still, otherwise.

Like that whole thing with the mobile app, "upgrade to keep playing vids while using other shit!". Practically every other platform lets you do that already for free lmao fuck off