YouTube Premium Has Its Perks. Here Are Some to Consider – WIRED

There are all kinds of digital subscriptions you can sign up for nowadays—for cloud storage and fitness plans and music streaming and audiobooks—and you simply cannot sign up for every single one. Even if you had the money, you wouldn’t have the time to get your money’s worth.This brings us to YouTube Premium, the paid plan for the video-sharing site that you and billions of other people happily use for free. So why would you pay $12 a month for it? We’re going to outline the perks here, so you can decide whether it’s worth the price.No AdsSitting through YouTube ads isn’t the worst experience you’re ever going to have—most of them can be skipped after a few seconds anyway—but you might be surprised at just how much better the YouTube experience is without the interruptions and hassles.You can try YouTube Premium for free—which we encourage you to do—and that will give you an idea of the difference. It actually saves a significant amount of time, especially if you’re a frequent YouTube user and spend a lot of time on the site or in the app.Also, if you’re using YouTube for music for a party, you won’t have your tunes…
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