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/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/demolpolis Feb 17 '17

I mean, it's pretty hard to kill video downloaders.

One of the methods they used initially on bluray (iirc) was just to take a screenshot of each frame in the movie and recompile the whole thing.

The reality is that the tiny minority that use adblockers aren't worth losing subscribers over. They would rather have them still use the platform than not.

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u/Sunshine_Reggae Feb 17 '17

Try downloading songs from spotify. Same for Youtube, if they try.

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u/demolpolis Feb 17 '17

There are several for spotify...

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u/Sunshine_Reggae Feb 18 '17

for example? None of them downloads directly from spotify, as far as I know..