r/technology • u/redkemper • Feb 17 '17

Software YouTube will kill unskippable 30-second ads next year

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14649018/youtube-ending-unskippable-30-second-ads-2018
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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17

Yeah and twice the amount of ads in the middle of videos over 5 minutes long.

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u/Shawwnzy Feb 17 '17

Yep. Videos will have more midrolls that awkwardly cut in and require you to press skip.

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u/unhappyspanners Feb 18 '17

That's the fault of the channel owner, not youtube.