YouTube is now cracking down on those using VPNs to get Premium cheaper

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YouTube is now cracking down on those using VPNs to get Premium cheaper

June 20, 2024, 10:49 PM

Following its well documented crackdown on ad blockers, YouTube is now also cracking down on VPNs. Specifically, we're talking about people using VPNs to fake their location in order to get a cheaper YouTube Premium subscription.

It turns out that quite a few people noticed that YouTube Premium's pricing per month varies widely across countries, with some having much cheaper access to the service than others. They then used VPNs to pretend to be in the countries where it's cheaper, and signed up there.

But the gig is up. YouTube has confirmed to TechCrunch that it can detect when a...

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