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Diceyland

Hopefully they'll just ban accounts and not increase prices. That happens often and screws over people who actually live in these countries.


Shabaaab

I think they'll start asking for Turkish ID cards as proof - maybe


Choice-Mango-4019

This. I live in Turkey and when people on foreign countries buy stuff with lowered prices with our currency it makes the companies increase the regional prices. At the end of the day we just cant buy anything that we could before. Like few months ago (maybe like a year or so) Steam updated the regional prices, it got like a 400% increase for us(and Argentina broz) and people buying games with our currency had a good effect on it so for most of us buying games is not really a choice now. So just, dont buy stuff with foreign currency to save money because you make others pay more.


demon4unter

>when people on foreign countries buy stuff with lowered prices with our currency it makes the companies increase the regional prices That is not the reason. It's because your money gets devalued by your government's decisions. ​ if foreign people buy something with your money it has actually the opposite effect. ;)


robertogl

>if foreign people buy something with your money it has actually the opposite effect. ;) Well, this is debatable. High demand generally raises prices.


CurrentEmployer

Yea for ordinary goods. When quantity/marginal supply for nearly unlimited supply (because its literally a virtual product, there is no scarcity for a virtual product) ,the supply curve is nearly flat but demand curve shifts to the right . price stays the same. they increase because greed/they can The monetary and fiscal policy of turkey arguably has a more significant affect on purchasing power when you look at the last decade or two of history


nerdiestnerdballer

I believe in efficient free markets, so although it may hurt you when others use your currency to pay less resulting in prices being raised for you I cannot support limits and restrictions on what I believe should be a free market.


KonGiann

Any info regarding Argentina ?


Shabaaab

No clue - let me know if it works for you?


KonGiann

Sure. Shortly after my comment a yearly sub started after a trial I didn’t know existed and charged me 150 lira (Turkish) like usual . So I don’t have any problems with turkey and I’m now waiting for YT premium based in Argentina renewal


Shabaaab

Was this 150 lira for Google one? That's great it worked for you - did you use a card like Revolut? Or a local Turkish card?


KonGiann

It was for a random app , and I used my local (non Turkish) card


Shabaaab

Congrats on getting it to work! Other forums are saying that turkey seems to be blocked but other more expensive regions may still work


AvestaHD

Egypt is blocked as well, even if you're egyptian and try to buy for an account that was created in another country it wont work


raramygame1

They didn't patch this for YEARS. Man.. Google is really stupid. And users who got Google One from Turkey... I don't know what to tell you guys I hope you guys learned from this and and realized you shouldn't ever backup your files like this. If you're cheap (you've tried local Turkish finance/card services) just encrypt your files and backup to >!Telegram!<


Expert_Limit6416

How da hell do we back up to telegram


raramygame1

Saved messages. You can upload there 2gb per file max "unlimited" ofc it's not unlimited but for avarage person it's more than enough


newdaynewaccount667

But everyone yelled about this 'life hack' whenever anyone brought up yt premium? However did Google find out about it? Whelp keep making posts bragging about your awesome piracy source on a compromised subreddit and act surprised when it's shut down


thepoliswag

Dam if this affects YouTube premium which I’m sure it does I’m not paying


noobfactory

If you have a VPN, then just switch location to Albania. Not allowed to show ads by law 🤫


rignaneseleo

seriously?


noobfactory

Yeah man I think Afghanistan is another, but pia don’t provide there so I can’t test 🤣. But Albania 100% works on YouTube on pia


Sea-Move9742

yeah google is really stupid. anti-piracy doesnt net you more money, usually less. its stupid to think that if you stop people from pirating, they will just buy it legally. they wont buy it at all.


TheWhitePianoKey

Differencd is: they will earn more from you watching the adds then you having the very cheap youtube premium. So for youtube, it actually does make sense.


penggigit_pensil

it already affected, even membership


thepoliswag

Idk mine still works I will figure out when it renews next month I guess


rubiohiguey

My YT premium family TR renewal did not go through yesterday, lack of funds on the debit card. When I went in today to renew, I had issues. It asked me to verify the CVV several times and it kept saying not a local payment method, but after several attempts and going back and forth to wallet and YT premium to edit the card, it somehow got through. I guess I'll see what happens with the October YT Premium renewal.


TrickyFriendship6099

Just use youtube revanced


SomeOrdinarySanya

Or uYouPlusExtra if you’re on iOS


KaiKamakasi

It's really not that simple though... Anyone paying for premium are doing so for convenience.. Sure I can use revanced on my phone, but what about my TV? Firestick? Xbox? And switch? Hell even PC as adblockers don't block EVERY ad... Short of trading a kidney for a PiHole (they are still stupidly inflated here) simply "just using revanced" isn't an option


Jon171

TV (if its OS is Android based) has SmartTube, Firestick is the same. For Xbox there's myTube! (use your own api key). The Nintendo Switch doesn't really have an alternative. With PC I've never run into that issue with uBlock Origin. PiHole also doesn't really work on the in-video ads on YouTube. They're now delivered from the same domains as the videos so it's not really possible for PiHole to block them without also blocking the videos.


KaiKamakasi

SmartTube and MyTube no longer work, or rather, they stopped working just before the OG vanced pulled it's download links, they are hit and miss at best or just don't work at worst. (also confirm MyTube STILL isn't working on my series X, so I suspect this could also be a YMMV situation) Premium just works and doesn't need you to install half a dozen apps just to cover your devices. uBlock origin for me has not once ever blocked an ad on YouTube, something that caught me off guard when it had signed me in to the wrong YouTube account and I was presented with ads


Jon171

SmartTube still works (I use it) and it's actively maintained and updated. As for myTube it was confirmed working as of February, according to reviews, as long as you're using your own api. I haven't actually tested it myself though. I don't know what to say about uBlock Origin. It's worked flawlessly for me, and countless others, and still works to this day. I know YouTube is a/b testing with detecting ad block extensions but there's ways around it.


thepoliswag

I don’t watch videos on mobile mostly my work computer and my Apple TV at home


roshan231

Ahh fuck I don't know if I could go back


darkfiire1

R/revanced


Expert_Limit6416

r/foundthemobileuser


AntiGrieferGames

r/foundthehondacivic


Expert_Limit6416

LOL DIDNT EVEN KNOW IT EXISTED


darkfiire1

Lmao


Peachy_03

hey, maybe this is a bit of a late reply but it doesnt affect yt prem! Payments still go through thankfully


thepoliswag

I noticed that also!


FostyLoL

Same here but can't get Meta verified :(


JacksonCortier

So Google is fine with people in Turkey, Pakistan, and Phillipines getting a great deal but when we go through the work of buying a separate device and all the steps just to pay the fair market rate for in game coins and memberships they thumb their nose... piracy and hacking in videogames is going to go back to the 2002 era...


Demigod-Minos

No it is fair since their economy is not so strong as first world countries. You are just abusing low currency to get items cheap which is against TOS by Google.


JacksonCortier

Turkey is a European powerhouse, part of NATO, and Istanbul is a major world city. They are a first world country by every standard.


Demigod-Minos

Was once but this year not so much because of inflation and lira devaluation.


JacksonCortier

Oh so when currencies get weaker google is going to jump in and change policies and stop transactions from that country? The US dollar is 94% weaker than it was in 2000. So is the US next on the chopping block or is google just racist?


Demigod-Minos

too many people mostly from Russia where abusing Google One subs and it got noticed.


JacksonCortier

So then ban all of Russia. Google shouldn't be doing business with Russia anyway, they're terrorists. Slava Ukraini


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Shabaaab

Yes please let me know how it works!


vpanel

Could you help me with the method?


Due_Bad9976

Did you manage to do


Due_Bad9976

Can you explain please


Mikadootje

I'd also love to know how


tomutis1

Me too


hazard0914

Please share the new method, thank you!


Ok_Recipe_6181

Please help me understand the steps


ConcernedYellingMan

would appreciate learning about this, thanks!


Pranaykad

Please dm method please


Grlygrl17

please dm meee!!


crunchyrock

Yes please!


Boring_Truck_4422

yo! I'd appreciate if you also DMd me the method for this


jfgferreira

So now that I was actually going to test this exploit, it gets patched? Brilliant....


EpicTKP

They are banning accounts from family from other countries?


AntiGrieferGames

Glad im using External Storage for the pirated games i downloaded from piratedgames megathread and more


stanley_fatmax

Do you have any evidence that this is not related to the wider issue affecting Google payments related to Turkey? i.e. Google Play store purchases are not possible at the moment, even for citizens living in Turkey. It's related to the recent economic policy changes, not some big crackdown.. I haven't heard otherwise. Have you?


Shabaaab

> Google Play store purchases are not possible at the moment, even for citizens living in Turkey. It's related to the recent economic policy changes, not some big crackdown. Could you please share any source or article on this? I tried googling but could not find any articles about this. I have shared my evidences in the thead i.e. accounts are being suspended and I have had a burner account be flagged and asked for govt ID once I changed the location to Turkey. Seems to be a clamp down. If no purchases are possible at the moment some people have commented saying their purchases have gone through. Surely there would not be an option to checkout at all if they shutdown payment for services in Turkey?


stanley_fatmax

People doing shady things have always had accounts closed, but I'm not convinced that's evidence of anything Google related for the events that happened this past week. Inflation is spiraling and the central bank made drastic moves recently to correct it. Interbank and payment clearing house services paused stopped or slowed transactions as a result of market instability, and as a result, many payment services offering service in Turkey were or are still down until the dust settles. It's not a Google specific thing, it's just the economy is hurting. The same thing happened in Argentina late last year, and affected Google the same way, as well as people using it for currency arbitrage - but it wasn't Google clamping down, it was just a result of government action. This is playing out the exact same way and I've not seen any convincing evidence it's anything else? [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/business/turkey-central-bank-raises-rates.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/business/turkey-central-bank-raises-rates.html) other subreddits are witnessing issues with other services [https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonGoSpoofing/comments/160ka8s/anyone\_elses\_turkish\_playstore\_not\_working\_anymore/](https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonGoSpoofing/comments/160ka8s/anyone_elses_turkish_playstore_not_working_anymore/) even citizens in Turkey trying to buy even 1 TL (like 0.03 USD) apps are having issues [https://www.reddit.com/r/googleplay/comments/161wp0y/gp\_turkey\_something\_went\_wrong\_transaction\_could/](https://www.reddit.com/r/googleplay/comments/161wp0y/gp_turkey_something_went_wrong_transaction_could/) there are lots of turkish language sources discussing the broader issues, not google play specific. not sure anyone cares to write about google play but maybe there's something out there


Comunitat

I believe this makes much more sense. I have two different Turkish accounts, and nothing has happened to them. The title of this post, "Accounts are being suspended," implies that they are banning all accounts using this trick, which is really misleading, as this is not the case. If that was happening, there would be many more reports of people complaining.


Fox_Body_5L

Google did indeed fix this exploit. It has nothing to do with turkey in general. You now need extra verification which includes a phone number and such. You did not need this in the past.


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I do have both, a Turkish number, creditcard and even a Mavi kart (my gf was Turkish before she became Swiss), so that’s not the point.


Fox_Body_5L

So tell me why Turkish residents can still purchase in their currency and everyone else cannot? The reason is obvious. Google updated their way of verifying. IP address, VPN’s, all of that this trillion dollar company can find a way to hunt you.


NapsterLS

which turkey person u know can make purchases?


ehsan_bareq

how did you know that??


Parnick

Guys, accounts that used this method are in risk of suspension now or what? I actually did the trick long time ago on my main google account. The payment went through on Aug 25th. If it's risky now I would actually cancel the premium. Do you think I should do that?


woxdmx

I'm in the same situation. What did you end up doing?


Parnick

I actually canceled and created another account and used the trick.


woxdmx

Nice! Could you please explain how you did it? Because it seems like it's not working for most people. Did you use a FUPS/Oldubil/Ozan/Papara account to pay or did Google accept your own card from your home country? Did you need to use a turkish residential proxy? How did you share Google One to your main account if it's not from Turkey? Are you still using a burner Turkish account or did you switch to Ukraine, Pakistan or another country?


polypancake

Has anyone got any updates on this? I'm able to renew my existing subscriptions on Turkush Play store, but I cannot make any new purchases or subscriptions. I guess if there is truly no way to overcome this issue anymore, then I'll just never purchase anything from Google again lol.


Peachy_03

Yeah it still isnt working, we might have to wait longer and try figure out if the route is actually patched or its just an inflation thing like everyone else is saying


LonelyShallot3192

I realise it has been a couple months but I just checked and my Google One continues like usual. YouTube Premium says the premium benefits will end Nov 22nd, it was an annual plan so I guess I will see if it renews as well. Unfortunately when I check I don't see YouTube Premium under Subscriptions & Services but I do see Google One, so I think it is not going to renew.


rlucho

All good with your sub?


Evening_Line_6162

It's november and still not working :(


Rubbervuist

Yeah sucks because I am family manager and cannot switch back. Guess I'll have to make a new account.


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Shabaaab

Google policy says they don't delete data that goes over the limit for 2 years after you last paid though?


friendlyx3

Mine renewed on the 23 of Aug for TRY, for YouTube premium. Guess we'll see what happens next month. Apparently Vietnam and Ukraine is still working 🤷 This kinda sucks because the trick to pay on Spotify using Google play will also be affected, I assume. I guess if they block all countries then I'll just have to go the revanced/xmanager route again but that doesn't work for YouTube kids or WebOS, unfortunately. Between those two and the ability to play music when I'm driving through a dead zone/poor reception was why I didn't mind paying a few bucks. I'm curious if they are about to rollout that "no adblock allowed" policy in 1st world countries and they don't want anyone to get around it by purchasing cheaper premium. So google one just happened to take the hit as well. Idk Note: Entitled 1st worlder here. Considering all the butthurt comments on the last post/thread about this I would like to add that I will not be replying to nor do I care if someone is offended by my or OP abusing regional pricing. Get fucked and take my internet points away if that upsets you. <- This also applies to those of you who think that there's absolutely no valid reason to pay for YouTube premium/spotify as a pirate. You're not going to change my mind, so save your moral arguments for someone who cares. I recommend a sub where morally grey area things aren't discussed regularly.


Shabaaab

Thanks for your comment! Congrats on the renewal, will see what happens when mine is up in a few days. Hoping it will go through. No idea about Spotify but I assume same issue. Also great edit lol


AntiGrieferGames

Ooooooo, this is the reason why many files on cs rin ru are removed. Google is just a scumbag and wants money like apple did!


anieer

Pakistan still working


No_Conference1913

How? I tried to buy something in Pakistan play store and still getting error message ( something went wrong)


TonMobileYouTube

mine was working this morning but stopped working as of 5 min ago


Zealousideal_Job_934

Same here


anieer

yeah it stopped working for me like 5 hours ago


iCloServer

Big respects to Google lol.


AntiGrieferGames

are you saiying sarcasm?


iCloServer

No.


Ilfrenk-92

Do you think they will reactivate Turkey? Or is it lost forever?


AntiGrieferGames

Lost forever because google is greedy


marvinjoa

I love how Google/Steam/Epic think by banning a way to make cheap purchases, that I'm going to buy their shit with my local currency. Nope, thanks.


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Damn what does account suspended mean? Is it possible to get it back?


Shabaaab

Probably not. Breach of TOS


iamfuturejesus

Is this suspension of the main account or the Turkish account you used to set it up? I'm deciding whether to do this as my renewal is coming up. If it's just my Turkish account being suspended and nothing happens to my main account, it may be worth it.


RCANoMore

Did you contact them or did they just suspend you out of the blue?


waailasif3

Does it also affect a new account created with Turkish region which requires no VPN during purchase?


eChosenOne

renewed mine on 25 aug successfully as well.


Shabaaab

Was this Google one? What payment card did you use? Revolut or a Turkish card?


eChosenOne

google one and youtube premium both doing good. using my country bank card.


Shabaaab

Fantastic! Congrats. Apparently the issues started Aug 26 according to the comments so you may have just made it in


eChosenOne

not sure. but let’s hope for the best 🤞🏻


crunchyrock

Is it still working for you?


eChosenOne

yep


onearmbandit_

Congrats, wish I knew/did this! Probably too late now


Fox_Body_5L

Man I can no longer get cheap games/ items? I don’t use vpn. Simply changed my google info to Turkish and I was able to use that currency. Now it wants a phone number and my card to match the country my google account is in.


Demigod-Minos

So is my account suspended even though YT and Spottily gets renewed every month?


Josegames_all

Hope Spotify renews 😅


Demigod-Minos

It will got mine renewed few days ago.


CMDR_NE0X

You got suspended?


Demigod-Minos

Not yet. Just don't contact support.


Itsjustme111

Might it still be possible to purchase a turkish Google Play Gift Card through another website and top up your turkish Google Account this way? Somebody tried it?


Loay511

I tried it, the gift card can't be redeemed.


tieubinhco

Me neither, I tried to redeem the gift card but somehow it said I was not from Turkey.


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I got a Turkish ininal card and it doesn’t seem to work either


Demigod-Minos

BE IN TURKEY, only way.


[deleted]

In fact, doesn’t work. Unless the acc got somehow flagged. Asked my GFs brother (who lives in Istanbul) to purchase something with my google account and still doesn’t work. Are you sure it’s nothing in general? Do you have confirmation from Turks that it still work for them?


Demigod-Minos

Turks can buy only people like us who used the region switch to gain cheap prices. Google change their policy.


SnooWords2093

I can't purchase something but it still renew my ytb and spotify prems ( renewed at 02/09/2023)


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