Youtube

**Youtube**, **Youtube Premium**, **Youtube Kids**, and **Youtube Music** are online social media plat-forms that are all interconnected. Free users only gain access to YouTube, however users who purchase Youtube Premium also gain access to Youtube Kids and Music as part of the bundle. It was launched on February 14, 2005, while Youtube Premium was released on December 10, 2011, as part of the request of removal of advertisments through videos.

In April 2008, users of the app and platform requested a way to "remove all ads" from the videos they watch without not giving profit to the creators. After a few months of asking, by July 2008, Google had announced a new release coming to Youtube in 2010 called Youtube Premium for the price of $19.99. However, the price caused backlash from the community, stating a addition and "upgrade" shouldn't cost that much, however Google announced shortly after that buying the Premium plan would give access to Youtube Kids and Youtube Music.

In 2012, Mob chose to add more to the bundle "Premium" and wanted to ensure all purchases were worth it, but wanted to move away from restricting access to Youtube Music and Youtube Kids, so he confirmed he is releasing a "test" version of each known as "Youtube: Sandbox", which would be everything in one software, however chose to not release that varient of Youtube due to the issue of it being identical to Youtube itself.

## History and production

*Main article: Youtube/History of Youtube*
### 2008–2011

#### Youtube: Premium (Youtube Premium, Kids, and Music)

By April 2008, the community requested of removal of ads over and over, so Mob chose to begin development of a big update, he code-named "Alpha", which would soon be announced as "Youtube: Premium" on March 17, 2011. He set the price of the upgrade plan at $20, knowing he can make big profits off of it. Upon reveal, the community disliked the price and in order to save himself from failure, Mob revealed the existence of two other plat-forms given upon the purchase of the Premium plan. Youtube Kids and Youtube Music are exclusive interconnected online social media plat-forms.

### 2012–2015

#### Consideration of Youtube: Sandbox

In 2012, Mob chose to add more to the bundle "Premium" and wanted to ensure all purchases were worth it, but wanted to move away from restricting access to Youtube Music and Youtube Kids, so he confirmed he is releasing a "test" version of each known as "Youtube: Sandbox", which would be everything in one software, however chose to not release that varient of Youtube due to the issue of it being identical to Youtube itself.

### 2023–2024

#### Removal of Like Counter

On February 1, 2023 Mob revealed that he removed the like button counter on all videos to show equality to the dislike number removal choice. Mob announced he wanted to make a good platform without issues or any problems.

## Spin-offs

### Youtube Premium

Youtube Premium is a offer that costs $20 per month. This purchase gives access to two other plat-forms, Youtube Kids and Youtube Music. The purchase was critized by many stating a kids varient of a social-media plat-form should not need to be purchased. Even after the issues, Youtube Premium sold insanely well because of the removal of ads.