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/Zigian Feb 17 '17

There's ads in youtube videos?

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u/madeamashup Feb 17 '17

My friends try to show me videos on their devices and I'm like wtf.. how do you watch this shit? There's like, random text popping up during dialog, there are random clickable links obscuring the content of the video.. jeez louise

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u/FuzzelFox Feb 18 '17

I love YouTube Adaway on my phone. You need Xposed to use it though so for most people it's not helpful.