By Chance Townsend, Mashable | After publication, YouTube clarified that the lyrics restriction is part of a limited experiment affecting only a small percentage of ad-supported users. YouTube Music is rolling out new community-focused features aimed at superfans and expanding its use of paywalls, including a requirement that users subscribe to Premium to view full song lyrics.
According to reporting from 9to5Google, YouTube Music has begun enforcing a lyrics paywall globally after months of testing. Free users are now limited to viewing lyrics only a handful of times before being prompted to subscribe to either YouTube Premium or YouTube Music Premium. Once that limit is reached, lyrics are partially blurred and cannot be scrolled unless the user upgrades.
The company offers five free lyric views before the restriction takes effect, signaling a clear shift toward monetizing previously free features. The change isn’t for every free user, and YouTube says the limit on lyrics access will change weekly or monthly.
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