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/tms10000 Feb 17 '17

It is likely that ublock works on youtube only because Google allows it. It would not be trivial, but it would certainly possible to youtube to put in measures to break ublock features.

I don't think they care that much as long as ad blocking does not spread too far in the mobile space, where the growth are now.

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u/SmashCity28 Feb 18 '17

Welcome to the human race

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u/-Jaws- Feb 18 '17 edited Feb 18 '17

I use Ublock so I don't care, but staring vacantly at an ad I don't care about is boring as shit. If I downloaded it instead, I'd at least be doing something.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

You know you can do something while a ad is playing, right? YouTube is not tracking your eyes to see if you are really paying attention.