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Brits might be charged a fee to watch YouTube.
The Independent reports an upcoming government white paper will include plans to extend the UK’s £180 (about $240) annual TV Licence — which is required to watch broadcast TV, BBC iPlayer, and live TV on streaming services — to cover all online streaming content, including Prime Video, Netflix, Disney Plus, and YouTube. Yikes.
BBC licence fee to be extended with ‘YouTube tax’
[The Independent]
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