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YouTube is testing its cheaper Premium Lite subscription again, but it now has limited ads

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Last year, YouTube axed Premium Lite, its cheaper version of YouTube Premium, but the company has been testing a new version of the subscription in Australia, Germany, and Thailand, YouTube confirmed to Android Authority.

The company confirmed the tests to The Verge as well, with spokesperson Jessica Gibby saying that it has been testing a “different version” of the subscription with “some users in Australia, Germany and Thailand for several months (with the most recent one beginning in Australia at the start of this year).” Gibby adds that “we don’t have anything else to share in terms of a broader rollout at this time.”

According to a screenshot shared by singer-songwriter Jonah Manzano on Threads, the Premium Lite subscription in…

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