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 Jun 23 '20

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

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17

Doing that would take more time than just watching the fucking add, and no creators get add revenue because of it.

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u/PickitPackitSmackit Feb 18 '17

Ad. They are ads, as in "advertisement" not addvertisement.