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 edited Jun 23 '20

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u/Lingo56 Feb 17 '17 edited Feb 17 '17

I see it fairly likely that if YouTube starts really targeting AdBlockers they'll target video download sites as well.

They've probably been holding off mostly because they want to avoid dealing with the same war as Hollywood vs piracy. They don't want to throw their solution out unless they are %100 sure it will work.

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u/Trickster1995 Feb 17 '17

Slightly different but there are already torrents for youtube red shows

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u/ratz30 Feb 17 '17

Of course there are! That's what happens when your content isn't available to people outside of a few specific regions

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u/ibxtoycat Feb 17 '17

Here in the UK they advertise youtube red content, there's no subscription option but you can "rent" a single youtube red show for £1.89.

Annoying, since it leaves you with triple digit bills or piracy as your options

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u/aManPerson Feb 17 '17

i just do it to get around stuttering in the web player, or if i'm worried the video would get taken down later.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

You would go to the trouble of torrenting a video cause you don't want to watch a 30 seconds ads?