YouTube has been aggressively chasing ad blockers. If you don’t want to play this cat and mouse game, purchasing a YouTube Premium subscription is the only legal recourse. Unfortunately for some users, it appears that YouTube is canceling Premium subscriptions that were purchased using a VPN.
This is according to a post on Reddit where some users find their subscriptions suddenly canceled. Based on feedback, it appears to be affecting YouTube Premium subscribers who could have purchased a cheaper plan using services like a VPN.
YouTube, like many online services, operates in a global market. This means that depending on where you live, the cost of a Premium subscription varies. This is because it is not financially viable to convert the dollar equivalent of a YouTube Premium subscription to another currency. For example, $10 a month may seem “affordable” to people in the United States. But converting it to a currency in a developing country would make it downright expensive.
This is why YouTube uses local currency which, when converted, can be cheaper compared to the US. Some users have used VPNs to trick YouTube into thinking they are in a cheaper region, allowing them Pay less. One commenter on Reddit says their subscription was based in Ukraine, where it was priced at £2.30 a month. This contrasts with the £12.99 a month they would have to pay if they subscribed in the UK, where they actually live.
we have seen this happen with other services, such as Steam, where game prices are cheaper compared to the United States. Like YouTube, Steam has also cracked down on these practices.