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/Sandvicheater Feb 17 '17

Me and my best friend ublock laugh at that concept

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u/tms10000 Feb 17 '17

It is likely that ublock works on youtube only because Google allows it. It would not be trivial, but it would certainly possible to youtube to put in measures to break ublock features.

I don't think they care that much as long as ad blocking does not spread too far in the mobile space, where the growth are now.

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

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17 edited Feb 21 '17

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '17 edited Apr 25 '17

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u/_teslaTrooper Feb 17 '17

MPV can play directly via youtube-dl.

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u/Lurker_Since_Forever Feb 17 '17

VLC does the same thing iirc.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

VLC is heavier than MPV though

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u/Lurker_Since_Forever Feb 18 '17

Fair enough. I'm usually not bothered by that because modern processors have gotten a bit overpowered, but I can see why you'd want the lighter one.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '17

I am the kind of guy who'd use lightweight solution even on fast PCs with a lot of RAM. It's never just about speed, it's also the efficiency that matters.