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Can you get charged for YouTube?

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Andrew Campbell

Updated on January 30, 2026

After the free one-month trial, YouTube Premium costs $11.99 per month. For an extra $6 per month, you can add as many as five family members to your Premium subscription.

How do I dispute a charge on YouTube?

Report an unauthorized charge

  1. Step 1: Identify YouTube charges. All YouTube purchases will appear on your statement as GOOGLE*YouTube [service name].
  2. Step 2: Check with your family and friends. If you don’t recognize a YouTube transaction, check with your family and friends to see if:
  3. Step 3: File and track your claim.

How do I remove my credit card info from YouTube?

Change your default payment method

  1. Visit
  2. Click Manage membership.
  3. Click Edit next to your existing payment method.
  4. Click the down arrow. next to your payment method.
  5. Select another payment method or Add credit or debit card.
  6. Enter your card number (if applicable).
  7. Click Submit.

Why do I have a charge from YouTube?

You may see a charge after signing up for a free trial if you weren’t eligible. Only first-time YouTube Premium, Music Premium, and Google Play Music subscribers are eligible for free trials. If this is your first time signing up for a free trial, you may be seeing an authorization hold, not a charge.

Can I change my bank account in YouTube?

Click Payments. Click Manage payment methods. Click Add payment method. In the “Add a payment method” section, enter your bank account information.

How do I remove my details from YouTube?

After a few quick keystrokes, your YouTube identity is erased:

  1. Log in to your YouTube account.
  2. Click the Account link at the top of the page.
  3. In the Account section at the bottom of the page, click Delete Account.
  4. Enter the reason you’re closing the account.
  5. Enter your current password.

What happens if you let someone use your credit card?

When you let somebody use your card, it’s hard to recover funds from unexpected purchases because the usage was not unauthorized. Banks won’t reimburse you if somebody drains your account at an ATM after you give them permission to use your card and the PIN.

When to disputing your own credit card charges?

Disputing your own credit card charges. Chargeback fraud, also known as “friendly fraud,” happens when a consumer makes an online purchase with his credit card and then calls the card issuer and requests a refund, citing fraud. The bank refunds the money and the consumer keeps the goods, leaving the merchant on the hook for the cash.

What to do if someone makes unauthorized charges on your credit card?

If you discover someone has made unauthorized charges on your credit card account, you should: Immediately contact the credit card company. Change your online passwords and PINs to prevent fraudsters from doing any further damage.

What to do if you find a bogus charge on your credit card?

You’ve already taken exactly the right steps: you called the credit card company and told them you had discovered a bogus charge on your card. They, in turn, took exactly the right steps to protect you: invalidated your old credit card number and issued you a new card. Hopefully, they also refunded you the amount in question.