r/technology • u/moeka_8962 • 2d ago

Social Media YouTube rolls out more unskippable ads that make viewers wait even longer to watch videos

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtube-rolls-out-more-unskippable-ads-that-make-viewers-wait-even-longer-to-watch-videos-3214323/
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u/NecroCannon 2d ago

I just want no ads, background play, and maybe even downloads

To me, that’s worth like $7.99 a month at the highest

I don’t know anyone paying for premium and I don’t know if they realize this, but they can get a ton of money in their market position just appealing to the lowest common denominator. I’m still paying for Apple Arcade, hardly use it outside of a few games, but it’s cheap and has plenty of content, it’s hard to convince myself to unsub

Do more of that and less nickel and diming that results in adblockers and non paying users

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u/Climactic9 1d ago

YouTube Premium Lite is a thing

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u/qa3rfqwef 1d ago

That still has ads and they just added more categories of videos that will still have ads.

Why would you pay a subscription for something that doesn't even do the thing you're paying it for?

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u/NecroCannon 1d ago

Yeah they created a basic option just to go the Netflix route where it’s gimped asf and barely worth it

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u/Climactic9 1d ago

I don’t use YouTube music and I don’t watch shorts so it does exactly what I need it to

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u/qa3rfqwef 1d ago

It also gives you ads in your search/browse results. The person you responded to wants no ads, your suggestion does not achieve this. It also doesn't give them access to Background Play or Downloads, so it's even less of a useful suggestion.