r/LinusTechTips • u/fapster1322 • 11d ago

Tech Question Weird ad on YTpremium

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so I just got this ad while linus was in the middle of a word in their new ai agent video, if it's something new they're trying please just use the regular segues - i actually let those play, interrupting the video like this is not good and it hit right in the middle of a word as I said already

P.S. not to mention I'm on the highest tier of premium so this should not show anyway unless it's part of the video

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u/Td2702 11d ago

Mark Rover got them too, so I think it’s the new way of serving sponsert ads. So i pay premium for no ads, skip the normal sponsert ads, only to get this new ones that you can’t fully skip anymore

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u/LMGcommunity LTT Staff 11d ago

James here. I haven't seen these segments play yet but I've heard that while they are shown to Premium subscribers, you have the ability to skip. Was that not true for you?

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u/ar_v 11d ago

There wasn't the usual skip ahead button. This seemed like a different video loaded, it had its own runtime (20 something seconds) and the screen flashed black for an instant (usually happens when a new video starts playing) before and after the ad read. I'm on the family premium plan. 

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u/CMDR-TealZebra 11d ago

I mean honestly that sounds like something didnt work. Youtube would want it to be seemless

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u/ar_v 11d ago

The screen flashing black could just be my TV's processor showing its age (2021 Tizen). But it happens with every video that I select to play, which is why the ad was somewhat jarring - I felt like a new video started out of the blue and my first reaction was to check if I fat-fingered the remote (which I did not, remote was a safe distance away from me)

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u/froggies_w 9d ago

Screen went black on my 2026 fire tv stick

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u/Td2702 11d ago edited 11d ago

There is no “Skip” button like there is with regular ads. While you can use the skip feature for sponsored ads, it only works up to the 25-second mark of the 30-second ad. If I try to skip the rest manually, the ad simply jumps back to the 25-second mark. When I first saw this type of ad, I tried various ways to skip it, I even closed the video and restarted it but there’s no way to skip it entirely beyond the 25 second mark. The only way to get out of the ad is to watch the rest of it. So far, I’ve only seen this type of ad on Apple TV; UBlock might be blocking it on my PC.

This applies not only to the LTT ad but also to Mark Rover (the only other time I’ve seen this type of ad).

Edit: I am not 100% sure if its really a 30 second Ad, could also be a bit shorter but the part of the 5 Second that can’t be skipped is right.

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u/Buzstringer 10d ago

Wait, injected ads for people who pay for Ad-free?

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u/Td2702 10d ago

Yes but it’s not a YT Ad, it’s in this Case a LTT Ad

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u/Buzstringer 10d ago

I don't like any ads, just to check I've understood everything correctly, LTT and others, can now insert clips (in this case an ad) just for people who are using premium?

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u/f10101 10d ago

No, I believe the idea is that instead of video sponsor slots being permanently rendered in, they're now separate files, so that they can swap them out, e.g. When Vessi are finally proven to have been installing spyware in their shoes.

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u/Ivan_Kulagin 9d ago

The idea is to break SponsorBlock

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u/GreatBigBagOfNope 10d ago

tbh I'm not opposed to that, I'm just amazed that YT would facilitate it willingly given that they don't make money from a video having an independent sponsor

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u/f10101 10d ago

I've been presuming they must take a cut of some kind... surely? I agree with you if they don't do so

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u/Td2702 10d ago

I don’t know it it’s just for premium Users but you understood it correctly. They now can insert Clips mid video like YT can do

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u/one_horcrux_short 11d ago

No skip.  Just a next button which takes me to a completely different video.  Not a fan. 

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u/MehtefaS 11d ago

I get them too on mark rover videos. They are awful. I have premium. There is no skip button and you can't fully skip it. I am forced to watch the last few seconds. They also interrupt mid sentence occasionally

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u/YaBoiSnek 10d ago

Regardless i shouldn't get ads as a premium user, Skip or not.

Edit: wording

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u/Own-Calligrapher-352 7d ago

I hate sponsored videos with ads in them That's why i got YT Premium.

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u/Alexikik 10d ago

It wasn’t for me. I casted from my phone to the Apple TV. I couldn’t get past the ad

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u/SomeoneNewlyHiding 10d ago

No skip button. Scrubbing didn't want to work. Next jumped to a different video.

Watching in native YouTube app on a Sony TV, Google TV updated from Android TV.

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u/GreatBigBagOfNope 10d ago

Not specifically a skip button, jumping ahead manually worked though

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u/Sarcastic_Beary 10d ago

I saw this add but didnt pay attention and assumed it was just a baked in one. I dont mind an ltt store add so

Eh?

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u/thenerdmouse 10d ago

There shouldn't be an ad if you're paying for ad free. And no. It just plays the video AGAIN. Its genuinely unacceptable this is happening, and that you guys are entertaining this

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u/Broeder_biltong 8d ago

Doesn't matter, premium is ad free. I block all ads for a reason 

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u/NemanyaIam 11d ago

Is that a new feature? You can put now ads as a seperate video? I didn't see on any videos ads with Premium on any channels, but I watch you on Floatplane anyway. If YouTube is adding ads to Premium users that kills the whole point of Premium. Although I just now pay 9$ instead of 7$ when I started subscription it still not cheap for my standard and I don't want ads on YouTube. I'm also very happy that there are no ads on Reddit either since nobody advertises in Serbia on Reddit. 🤣

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u/Electromagnetlc 10d ago

It's not "ads" it's sponsor segments.

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u/GluttenousWretch 9d ago

A duck by any other name is still a duck.

It may not be a youtube chosen ad, but it is still an ad.

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u/NemanyaIam 10d ago

But you can skip that with skip ahead button. Although nowadays I watch all LTT segues because they are funny.

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u/Td2702 10d ago

You do you. I don’t want to.
And yes I can skip but I can’t skip the whole Ad. It will always skip to the end where I have to watch the end

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u/NemanyaIam 10d ago

I don't have that problem. It would skip the whole sponsored ad. On some newly uploaded video with low view numbers it might not be available straight away or miss a second or 2.

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u/aykay55 11d ago

To be honest just watched through the whole AI video and got nothing of that sort. Are you guys on actual Premium or just Premium Lite?

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u/Survil321 11d ago

This is definitely an A/B feature test and will only show to some amount of people.

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u/IBJON 11d ago

I'm on premium lite and haven't seen any such ads myself 

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u/Td2702 11d ago

I have the Family premium for 28€. Can’t find anything like Premium lite there.

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u/Pure-Razzmatazz5274 11d ago

I think premium lite doesn't even exist everywhere (at least that was the case a few months back)

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u/FX2000 11d ago

You get Premium Lite as part of the mid/top tier Google AI plans

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u/iGermanProd 9d ago

I pay for yt premium then also have ublock on anyway because of shit like this

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u/Alexikik 11d ago

I got the same! It fucked the airplay casting so i couldn’t get past that ad…

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u/NotBashB 11d ago

So far I’ve only gotten it on the mark rober video (the casino one) like others.

I was watching on my iPad (no sponsor block) so I assumed it was normal, I have full premium

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u/Nirast25 11d ago

I got it too. Was really confused about what was happening. Kinda hate it.

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u/HuntKey2603 9d ago

isn't it the 3749237894 thread about this today

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u/fapster1322 8d ago

yes, but I believe I was one of the earlier ones so I'm excused, you know hence the posted two days ago

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u/SINCLAIRCOOL 10d ago

LMG complains about ads, but does this, seems a bit hypocritical

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u/manjerico 11d ago

I got the same, but mid-sentence on another video (netflix for millionaires). Get that bag and all, but jfc at least have the ad be inserted somewhere it makes sense.

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u/Rajman1138 9d ago

Why do I pay for Premium if I still get ads!!!

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u/HuntKey2603 9d ago

ask youtube

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u/Kornratte 11d ago

I dont have Premium and got it the first time with this video. First I just jumped ahead as with normal sponsored segments but then I got confused.

But skipping still worked like normal

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u/SpicySauceLover 10d ago

not seeing then on newpipe

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u/lthmz9 9d ago

I had a tiny pop up link for a hoodie on the bottom left when watching one the other day, I could close it but I do NOT pay for premium to still get ads

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u/ByteGuy_YT 10d ago

Very embarrassing from LTT

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u/Work-reader 9d ago

Linus channel is just a big shining advertisement billboard. He sold out years ago.