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YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads! (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 69 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

Youtube: "GOD PEOPLE KEEP SKIPPING ADS, WHAT CAN WE DO TO STOP THIS LOSS OF REVENUE?!"

Viewers: "Maybe have standards for length and content and moderate the platform to prevent malicious actors?"

Youtube: "I KNOW, I'LL JUST MAKE FORCED ADS LONGER AND MORE OBNOXIOUS!"

Viewers: "JUST MODERATE YOUR FUCKING PLATFORM, YOU HAVE THE MONEY AND RESOURCES TO FUCKING DO IT"

Youtube: "Users are just so selfish and entitled, trying to skip ads.."

Viewers: " Fuck it installs ublock origin

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 hour ago

If you grew up with commercial TV, not only is the frequency of ads on youtube bad, but the placement--in the middle of a sentence or a scene--is mentally and emotionally destructive.

[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 5 points 1 hour ago

Also Youtube: DONT INSTALL UBLOCK ORIGIN OR WE'LL REMOVE YOUTUBE SHORTS!!!!

Viewers:

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

When cable TV first came out it didn’t have ads because you were paying for the service. When Sirius satellite radio came out it didn’t have ads because you were paying for the service. When Netflix streaming came…

Adding ads to YouTube was always the plan.

[–] tempest@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 hours ago

That was always the plan. They were just slow walking it.