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Lee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago

YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!

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YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!

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Lee Duna to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago
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  • @BillCheddar@lemmy.world
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    32•2 months ago

    When you see the long ad, just close the fuckin’ browser window. Immediately. And then use something else.

    They’ll only get the point and change if you stop giving them your eyeballs for shit you don’t wanna see.

    • @JillSteinsPuckeredAnus@lemmy.world
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      11•2 months ago

      youtube has ads?

      • @Bazell@lemmy.zip
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        13•2 months ago

        Yeah, it is a great advertisement company, that lets you watch ads for free, but sometimes it shows videos that are not ads. I am glad that they are slowly patching up this issue. /s

    • @Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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      2•2 months ago

      might be hard to do if its a SMART TV/

      • @Calming_Pants@feddit.org
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        4•2 months ago

        It works somewhat on a TV. You can close and reopen the video until it starts without or just a 5s skippable ad.

      • @NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip
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        4•2 months ago

        Nobody in their right mind connects their TV to the internet. If they do, well they are already fucked.

      • @ifalas@lemmy.world
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        2•2 months ago

        Haven’t seen a YouTube ad on TV in years. SmartTube works great.

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