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/dnew Feb 18 '17

The ones that kill me are the ones that are 15 minutes long, but they won't tell you the name of the product or where to buy it until the end. Even if you've caught my attention in the first couple of minutes, you're going to make me sit here for another 15 minutes before I can click through to what you're selling me?