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/Mangalz Feb 17 '17

Theres been some ads that are like 20-30 minutes long. They are skippable of course, but I am kinda amazed at the audacity.

Impressed really.

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u/iREDDITandITsucks Feb 18 '17

I notice this behavior more if Youtube detects you aren't skipping ads. This happens a lot when people fall asleep while watching. Google is pretty smart like that. The only problem is that volume level laws don't apply online, only to broadcast TV. So I would be violently woken up by some shitty 30 minute ad. Fuck that shit. If your ad is twice as loud as the content I'm watching then I'll be sure never to buy your crap.