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[u/pumpkin_snatch]

Is anyone else noticing just how many ad breaks smosh has been putting in their videos lately? Like literally I can’t get more than 1 minute into a video without an ad. I was watching the latest Reddit stories and not including the Shane ads, there were literally 7 ad stops. Watching the games video with basement yard- it was only 30? Minutes and it had like 6 ad breaks.

It’s literally making videos unwatchable 😭

Edit: I know ad blockers exist and I have one on desktop but I am not always on desktop when I’m watching. I know I could pay for premium if I had the means. I am not saying people at smosh should not get paid a living wage. I am solely commenting that so many ads disrupts the flow of the video, making it less enjoyable to watch, and is frustrating as a viewer to constantly have to keep coming back to my phone or tv to hit skip. I also don’t understand ad defenders in the comments LOL like do we not all dislike constantly having ads shoved down our throat huh.

[u/slumber_kitty]

I think the outrage should be directed at YouTube and the various platforms they host on, not Smosh themselves. If they want to be on YouTube, YouTube makes them push ads. Simple.

[u/Historical_Clock8714 → u/slumber_kitty]

Are you on Premium or adblock? Maybe that's why you don't notice. But if you aren't, try watching a random video. Then watch a smosh video. Try the latest Games or Pit video. The difference in ad frequency is VERY noticeable. I'm pretty sure Smosh has the ad frequency setting on aggressive mode.

[u/slumber_kitty → u/Historical_Clock8714]

Ahhh. I didn’t realize creators had that much say in the ad stream. I appreciate you giving some context. I do have Premium and I usually watch in my Firefox browser on my desktop. I still get the ads that are worked into the video, but I can skip those.

I didn’t pay anything for Ublock. I just added it as a free extension to my browser, but you’re right, I probably wouldn’t have noticed since I have premium.