YouTube Stops Requiring Premium Subscription To Play Videos in 4K

YouTube Stops Requiring Premium Subscription , To Play Videos in 4K.

Engadget reports that YouTube took to Twitter to make the announcement.

It's not clear why the platform is ending the experiment.

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But according to 9to5Google, it caused significant backlash.

Users weren't happy about paying $12 per month or $120 a year to have access to the website's highest resolution for playing videos.

Engadget reports that those who weren't involved in the experiment were also worried that it would become a permanent feature only available to Premium subscribers.

It's not yet known whether YouTube will permanently do away with the idea.

Engadget reports that the company posted a tweet in Japanese asking for feedback about the experiment