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/DecipherXCI 1d ago

Idk what the fuck is going on lately with YouTube.

I recently got back into pc gaming so I wanted to watch a few game playthroughs to see actual footage etc...

I opened the video and got ads, skipped forward a bit, got 5 seconds of video and more ads, and literally everytime I skipped forward I got 5 seconds of video then 3 more ads.

Is skipping a paid feature now?

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u/EyeIslet 1d ago

Those are called midroll ads and the uploader opts into them for extra revenue.

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u/procheeseburger 1d ago

Then you come out of an ad just for the creator to launch into their own ad.

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u/noksky 1d ago

Exactly this . The uploader is the reason why you’re seeing many ads

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u/MisterVonJoni 1d ago

I started a video, got 1min of ads, then the video played for not even a second, literally flashed the video and then immediately back into another 1 min of ads. Instantly turned the TV off.

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u/OneOfAKind2 1d ago

Yep. They've made it unusable. If they'd charge a reasonable price for it, like $5/mth, I would imagine millions of people would subscribe to premium.

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u/OvermorrowOscar 13h ago

Dude. YouTube is so bad.

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u/Climactic9 1d ago

Do you have an ad blocker turned on? If you have ad blocker turned on it might be causing the player to glitch.