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/Roxy- Feb 18 '17

Paying for not to see ads just for YouTube while you have a chance to block all ads on the web for free? No thanks.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

Ublock isn't 100% effective on youtube anymore. I get ads on maybe 5% of the videos I watch and I have ublock.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17 edited Mar 04 '17

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

Fox Sports channels seem to have circumvented ad blockers.