YouTube is canceling Premium subscriptions with spoofed places

When you used a digital non-public community (VPN) to buy a YouTube Premium in a rustic the place it’s cheaper, your subscription is likely to be on the chopping block. Over the previous few days, a number of folks who’ve used this trick reported having their subscriptions mechanically canceled, as reported earlier by Android Police.

The workaround includes utilizing a VPN to vary your location to a rustic the place YouTube Premium is obtainable at a cheaper price. For instance, YouTube Premium prices $13.99 per 30 days within the US for ad-free entry to movies, YouTube Music, and offline downloads, however simply $1.05 per 30 days (869 ARS) in Argentina. However now, it seems like YouTube is cracking down on subscribers who don’t really dwell in these nations.

In an announcement to The Verge, YouTube spokesperson Paul Pennington says the corporate has “techniques in place” to find out the places of its customers. “In cases the place the signup nation doesn’t match the place the consumer is accessing YouTube, we’re asking members to replace their billing info to their present nation of residence,” Pennington says. He doesn’t say whether or not YouTube has began mechanically canceling subscriptions utilizing the spoofed places, although.