Beep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoYouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippableblog.googleexternal-linkmessage-square226linkfedilinkarrow-up1534arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1522arrow-down1external-linkYouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippableblog.googleBeep@lemmus.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agomessage-square226linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDamarus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·3 days agoWell currently they’re delaying the video start by the time it would have taken the ad to play. It’s still better than having to actually watch ads, but blockers are not in the best position right now.
minus-squareDagamant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up66·2 days agoThat’s what they say but not what I’m experiencing. Either way, blank screen is better than ads
minus-squareNindelofocho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 days agoSame here. They really underestimate how much more annoying ads are
minus-squarearcine@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoLittle do they know this is eating at people’s YouTube addiction !
minus-squarelost_faith@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoWhat delay? click vid, yt asks if I want to know why my connection is slow, by the time I read that the vid plays. FF+UBO+Linux
minus-squareathatet@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoI’m not watching ads so it’s doing exactly what I want it to thank you very much.
Well currently they’re delaying the video start by the time it would have taken the ad to play. It’s still better than having to actually watch ads, but blockers are not in the best position right now.
That’s what they say but not what I’m experiencing. Either way, blank screen is better than ads
Same here. They really underestimate how much more annoying ads are
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Little do they know this is eating at people’s YouTube addiction !
What delay? click vid, yt asks if I want to know why my connection is slow, by the time I read that the vid plays. FF+UBO+Linux
I’m not watching ads so it’s doing exactly what I want it to thank you very much.