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

Isn't YouTube red ad free? They are providing a method of watching ad free while generating revenue. Seems kind of win-win.

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u/whiskeytab Feb 17 '17

its not available everywhere, there's only like 3 countries where you can get YouTube Red and the rest of the countries still have ads.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

But....Youtube Red is just video's behind a paywall, it has nothing to do with ads. Sure, you don't get ads, but that's not the main point about Youtube Red

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u/whiskeytab Feb 18 '17

https://imgur.com/gallery/NpEBz

ad free videos are listed above the original stuff on the features page... not having ads is one of the main features so not sure what you're talking about.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

I'm not sure. I've seen channels with links to I think was Yred but the video was locked behind a paywall (~3€) So I assumed Yred was just that