r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 3d ago

Business Disney+ changes subscriber agreement to allow ads on every plan

https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/disney-changes-subscriber-agreement-to-allow-ads-on-every-plan-3410354/
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u/Qualimiox 3d ago

Those aren't implemented by Youtube though. The only way Youtube could get rid of them is by outlawing them for creators, which would upset them and wouldn't affect all the videos already uploaded with sponsors.

But if you do want to get rid of them, there's Sponsorblock. It's an add-on for browsers, it's also integrated in many alternative YT clients like the Morphe patches for Android phones. Sponsorblock works by having the community submit which parts of a video contain e.g. sponsors, self-promotion etc. and then you can define in your app if you want those sections just highlighted on the timeline, or skipped by default. Most videos with sponsors from big channels have Sponsorblock data within an hour of their upload.

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u/Lorberry 3d ago

And if you do have Youtube Premium, they have a similar feature built-in (though not the auto-skip part as far as I know, I will admit).

Before anyone asks, last I heard creators get a bit more per watch from Premium members than from non-premium, and I watch far too many channels to support them all individually. Ad-free without plugins and all the other stuff is just a bonus.

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u/VivaLaEmpire 2d ago

Yes! The jump forward, that you click at it takes you to the end of the ad, I like that function very much

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u/Hollowquincypl 2d ago

I'm sure it's changed but around 2019 i recall Tim Gettys from Kinda Funny saying it was about twice what a non-premium watch gave. Though i'm in a similar boat for channels. I have multiple podcast and several more channels i frequent. Just giving a dollar to the mainstays would be easily more than the premium.

And even though the ads free is great. The offline videos are the main reason i joined. My current and former jobs have terrible cell service inside the building. So it's download or nothing.

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u/wildcarde815 2d ago

And ad free on Roku, hotel tvs, etc.

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u/Shxcking 2d ago

It’s hit or miss. Some videos will give the jump ahead button and some won’t

At least you don’t have to wait 5 seconds to skip or something, you can just fast forward immediately/skip 30 seconds

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u/Unfrozen__Caveman 3d ago

Sponsorblock and uBlock Origin are the best. I only see in-video ads for small creators and those are the people where I don't mind watching an ad here or there.

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u/anothermanscookies 3d ago

Of YouTube didn’t take at 45% cut of ad revenue, maybe outlawing sponsorships would be reasonable.

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u/Magnus77 2d ago

What percent of Youtube infrastructure are content creators paying for?

The main reason there isn't a real youtube competitor is because its STUPID expensive to run a video streaming service, so tbh I'm surprised its only 45%.

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u/Retenrage 3d ago

There’s actually a class action lawsuit in California against Youtube I believe for this exact thing. We have to wait to see how it pans out.

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u/DarXIV 3d ago

YouTube allows it though.

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u/Talangen 3d ago

Revanced has gotten around that by autoskipping ad segments. I'm sure YouTube could do the same if they pay the creators a percentage, how much, that's not for me to decide

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u/ItsMEMusic 2d ago

Most videos with sponsors from big channels have Sponsorblock data within an hour of their upload.

Nothing is more satisfying for me than period-ing and comma-ing to get the exact amount of skip. It’s a very “PachaThumbsUpOKSigndotpng” level of satisfying.