YouTube Reverses Course on Making Users Pay for 4K

Recently, some YouTube users started reporting that their ability to watch 4K videos was hidden behind a premium subscription, leading to outcry. Thankfully, that experiment has been walked back. The trouble started a couple of weeks ago when YouTube users began complaining on Reddit that 4K resolutions were being held behind premium subscriptions, which costs $11.99 a month in the US and carries with it features like a lack of adds and offline viewing, though before this experiment, resolution options were always free.