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YouTube locks 4K playback behind Premium subscriptions in latest test

that those seeing the new restrictions were part of an experiment to better understand the feature preferences of Premium and non-Premium viewers.

It isn’t clear if YouTube will actually restrict all non-Premium users to 1440p video quality, and the company is direct users to in order for the Google subsidy to “make improvements.” Google did not provide further clarification when contacted byA YouTube Premium subscription will set you back $11.99 per month in the US, with prices varying across other regions. The service grants access to YouTube Music Premium, as well as in-app downloads, background play, and most importantly: ad-free viewing.

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