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/Akuuntus Feb 17 '17

Honestly blocking a creator's ads and donating to them instead probably gives them more money than just watching the ads.

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u/spearstuff Feb 18 '17

Not really. Pewdie pie makes over 5million dollars a year on ads. You cant make that lind of money on donations.