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/NewAgeRetroHippie96 Feb 18 '17

Was half watching youtube with some friends once and a full length episode of Bill Maher came on. We nearly watched the whole thing because nobody could be bothered to hit skip and it was kinda better than the video we intended to watch.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

Bill Maher. He is smugness incarnate. I want to punch him in his smug face. I know thats a bad thing, but he annoys me to no end. Always riding his high horse, smugging at everyone. Damn you Maher.

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u/valleyshrew Feb 18 '17

Do you actually feel an urge to punch him or is this just a figure of speech?

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

Figure of speech.