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- Some YouTube Premium subscriptions recently started getting canceled for using VPNs to access cheaper regional pricing.
- A YouTube spokesperson confirmed the company has systems to detect discrepancies between signup countries and actual user locations.
- YouTube will require such users to update their billing information to match their current country of residence.
We recently reported that users who used a VPN to subscribe to YouTube Premium were receiving notifications about their subscriptions being canceled. Now, the company has officially confirmed that it is taking action against such subscriptions.
YouTube Premium subscriptions are priced differently across various countries to reflect the purchasing power parity of different currencies. However, many users have been circumventing YouTube’s standard subscription fee (e.g., $14 per month in the US) by using VPNs to appear as though they are in regions where the subscription is cheaper.