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YouTube cancels Premium accounts obtained through VPN

If you are one of those who have applied VPN trick To get you a cheap YouTube Premium subscription, we have some bad news. YouTube started canceling subscriptions which were obtained in another country at a lower price. The technology company has notified users that their subscription has been canceled and they need to restart it to retain benefits.

Various users Reddit They said they received an email from YouTube warning them about canceling your Premium Membership. The message does not mention the reasons and only indicates the end date of the subscription. One of the victims contacted technical support to find out the reason for the cancellation, and the response was stunning.

YouTube mentioned this You were in a different region than the one you signed up for, so a payment facility for the current location was needed. “The service has been canceled until I register using a UK card and address. The fee has increased from £2.30 to £12.99 per month,” he said. Others report that The YouTube website displays a notification that your subscription country does not match.

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While the most obvious solution is to subscribe from the country you are in, some users mention tricks that might work. It is suggested to register using a Visa card as it does not require a linked address in the country where you are located. Another suggests that using a payment method in combination with a VPN will not cause problems for immigrants from the country of origin (India, Argentina, Turkey, etc.).

Anyway, none of these decisions are final and YouTube may cancel your Premium Membership at any time.

In which countries is YouTube Premium cheap?

YouTubeLike many companies, manages a regional collection that adapts to the conditions of each country. This has made many users eager to get a YouTube Premium subscription at a lower price through a VPN. The countries with the cheapest membership are Argentina, India and Türkiye.

A country	Price	Equivalence
Argentina	869 ARS	0.89 euro
India	INR 129	1.43 euros
Türkiye	57.99 Turkish lira	1.65 euro
Ukraine	99 UAH	2.28 euros
Philippines	159 Philippine pesos	2.52 euros
Vietnam	79,000 dong	2.89 euros
Indonesia	IDR 59,000	3.34 euros
Malaysia	MYR 19.9	3.94 euros
Brazil	24.9 Brazilian reais	4.26 euros
Romania	26 lei	5.22 euros

List of countries with the cheapest YouTube Premium

In the case of a South American country, The monthly cost of YouTube Premium is 869 Argentine pesos (0.89 euros).. This is equivalent to 7.4% of the amount you would pay if you lived in Spain, or 12% if you signed up in Mexico. The VPN trick applies not only to YouTube, but also to other services, but companies have already begun to block it.

Companies like Steam prohibits VPN use to hide your location and get lower prices on games. Those who dare may get suspended, since such practice is not permitted by the terms of use of the service.