Why did YouTube cancel your YouTube Premium subscription?

 If you are one of the affected users and wondering why YouTube just canceled your YouTube subscription, the following article will give you an explanation.

Why did YouTube cancel your YouTube Premium subscription?

A PCMag report on June 20, 2024 reported that YouTube is canceling Premium subscriptions for specific accounts. The report cites a response from a Google support employee stating that the reason for the cancellation was due to falsified registration country information.

"YouTube has begun canceling Premium memberships for accounts determined to have falsified registration country information. Due to violations of YouTube's Paid Terms of Service, these users will receive an email and in-app notifications informing about unsubscription ," the employee said.

Simply put, this means that the service will cancel your YouTube Premium subscription if the platform determines the country your account operates in differently from the country used for your Premium subscription.

This can happen if you use a VPN to hide your location when subscribing to YouTube Premium for various reasons. For example, to pay less because YouTube subscription rates are country-specific.

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This statement confirms user complaints on Reddit's r/YouTube subreddit, in which some people admitted to having faked their subscription country by using a VPN to get cheaper subscription prices offered at a different location. number of countries like India.

What should I do next?

If YouTube cancels your YouTube Premium subscription, you can re-subscribe to the service using YouTube's official website or mobile app. The only requirement that needs to be met is that the card used for registration must have an address in the country of registration.

So, if you are in Vietnam, your card must have an address in Vietnam. Otherwise, you will not be able to register. If you've tried that and it doesn't work, you can contact YouTube support for help.

Additionally, if you feel like YouTube's premium plan is too expensive, especially after previous price increases, you can get YouTube Premium's student discount.

Kareem Winters

Update 01 August 2024