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Well... here's my predicament: I resided in the US for a while, and then moved back to my home country where pay is significantly lower. Youtube still asks me to pay 22$ per month, based on the US fee structure. Google clearly knows my locale. Still there is no way to officially request a change in fare structure.

I do pay for Netflix and Amazon Prime.

For some reason, Google is not really customer friendly. It is so bothersome - just yesterday, I had to watch an ad which interrupted a paid promotion segment in a youtube video. Reminds me of an old Onion article about a starbucks opening inside the restroom of another starbucks. [1]

Some content creators have explicitly opted for non-monetization on their videos, yet ads are shown before, after, and during.

Given Google's frequent change of mind, it's really probable that they amend the terms and conditions so that even premium users have to watch a few ads.

[1] https://www.theonion.com/new-starbucks-opens-in-rest-room-of...