News & Reviews:   YouTube test

Once again, YouTube appears to be testing a change that could restrict access to its popular playback speed feature to only those who subscribe to YouTube Premium. The experiment was first spotted in a screenshot shared by a Reddit user showing a prompt requiring a Premium subscription to adjust video playback speed, a function that has historically been available for free.

That's right, it seems that YouTube is testing out yet another kind of subscription service. This time, the company is testing a two-person Premium Plan in select markets, including India, France, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

As many YouTube users continue to dodge YouTube Premium, Google seems to give them more reasons to do so. This is not confirmed yet, but some users have been experiencing a new test pilot that restricts 4K video resolution for YouTube Premium users only.