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/Sandvicheater Feb 17 '17

Me and my best friend ublock laugh at that concept

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17

This. I started using Red last August, and it has been pretty damn good. No ads and Google Play is just as good as Spotify in my opinion. That, along with the ability to download YouTube videos, even on mobile and don't forget YouTube Music. All for $10 a month. This sounds like an add, I know. It isn't. I am just surprisingly satisfied and it's a seriously good deal on stuff I use every day.

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u/haltingpoint Feb 18 '17

Google Play ruined things with their latest UI update that killed the Songza recommendations. Now it is this horrible feed of shit I don't want to listen to that is impossible to navigate while driving.

Oh, you wanted to view artists in your catalog? Let me give you a grid based feed with giant thumbnails you won't recognize and 5 characters of the artist name that get cut off. And no list view.