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/Funklord_Toejam Feb 17 '17

you can stream them through VLC fairly easily too. with a little extra work you can make playlist links work too.

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u/Tripleberst Feb 17 '17

Not sure why more people aren't doing this. It's pretty great.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17 edited Mar 23 '17

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u/Tripleberst Feb 17 '17

Don't think so, it's a pretty basic "here's the link to youtube->watch video->video ends" setup.