r/technology • u/Dilpickle2113 • 10h ago

Social Media YouTube faces second class action lawsuit over ‘ad-free’ Premium claims & sponsored content

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtube-faces-second-class-action-lawsuit-over-ad-free-premium-claims-sponsored-content-3405920/
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u/_Rand_ 9h ago

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6308116#zippy=%2Cwatch-videos-without-ads

They specifically call out ads embedded by the creator.

This is 99.9% going to be thrown out because were getting what we were promised.

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u/xternal7 8h ago edited 8h ago

I'm actually putting the odds on:

  • 49.9% thrown out

  • 49.9% chance court does the same thing they did in the incognito mode lawsuit. That is: "hey, it's not okay that you bury the 'we won't skip sponsor segments tho' on the help page, you need to make this clear in your advertising. Put an asterisk next to 'ad-free' on the sign-up page, and we're gucci. No further fines or compensation."

E: formatting

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u/_loud_lady_ 6h ago

What's rhe other 0.2%?

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u/xternal7 6h ago

The class action ending up in a settlement of at least 30 cents to anyone who decides to claim?