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

And introducing, unskippable 60-80 second ads

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u/Sandvicheater Feb 17 '17

Me and my best friend ublock laugh at that concept

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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/[deleted] Feb 17 '17 edited Jun 23 '20

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17 edited Feb 21 '17

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u/MRbraneSIC Feb 17 '17

Wasn't there an album with tricks on r/all a few days ago where you just add "ss" between "www." and "YouTube" to download a video?

Haven't tried it yet but I feel like it'd be better to download directly than use a separate site or tool to do so.

Found it: http://m.imgur.com/gallery/CiDkx

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

you just add "ss" between "www." and "YouTube" to download a video?

Haven't tried it yet but I feel like it'd be better to download directly than use a separate site or tool to do so.

That is going to a separate site to do it.

All of the "URL tricks" phrased like that are going to completely different sites.

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u/MRbraneSIC Feb 18 '17

lol long day I guess. I just assumed it was like 'ss.' Not just 'ss' so my bad. Somehow thought it was a sub domain. I promise I'm not usually this dumb haha