YouTube Premium gets a price hike
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Live in a different home? You could lose access to your YouTube Premium family plan. That popular workaround for sharing a YouTube Premium family plan with friends and relatives in different homes is now squarely in Google's crosshairs. A new wave of ...
YouTube seems to be cracking down on Premium Family plan members who don’t live in the same household as the plan manager. Users are reportedly receiving warning emails that their Premium access will be paused if they fail YouTube’s location-based check-in
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YouTube Premium is raising US subscription prices, with new rates effective for new users and existing subscribers from June 2026. The Individual plan now costs $15.99, Family $26.99, and Lite $8.99 monthly.