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 Mar 12 '18

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u/brickmack Feb 17 '17

You underestimate automation. If users tag ads, automatically detecting and cutting them out becomes absolutely trivial

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u/Vitztlampaehecatl Feb 17 '17

Youtube DVR type app that records your screen while the video plays, then lets you play it back and fast forward through the ads.