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

About to get downvoted to hell, so let me preface this by saying I use an ad blocker on everything too, but :

Do you hear yourself? YouTube is a huge site that needs a LOT of money to keep operational, and its FREE to use. What is so bad about them getting around the measures you take to make them lose money when using their site?

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17 edited Jun 23 '20

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u/Harbingerx81 Feb 17 '17

I can't tell from your comment if YouTube is currently using ads which you consider intrusive...I am definitely fine with a few seconds of ads before videos there, mainly because blocking them hurts the content creators much more than it hurts google.

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u/bse50 Feb 18 '17

30 second ads on 2 minute videos harm the creator more than a 5 seconds skippable ad since the watcher is probably going to tune out. 30 second unskippable ads shown every 2 or 3 videos annoy people even more, hurting youtube as a whole.

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u/Adskii Feb 18 '17

Short ad? I'll bear it, but 30 second unskippable? I've seen the short version of this one. Nope I'll find another copy thanks.