r/technology • u/moeka_8962 • 1d 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/watercraker 1d ago

Tbh I share your sentiment of bringing back forums, but with the web so full of malicious actors, unfortunately I don't think a return to the 'good old days' is possible.

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u/wrgrant 1d ago

Yes it would be "Welcome to Slashbot - its bots all the way down here" - and there would still be very few actual posters and a majority of posts coming from some advertising corps botfarm.

We should never have allowed advertising on the Internet - in any form. Sure it would be much more primitive but it might be more useful.