Beep@lemmus.orgBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoYouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippableblog.googleexternal-linkmessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up17file-text
arrow-up17external-linkYouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippableblog.googleBeep@lemmus.orgBanned to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square45linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDamarus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoWell currently they’re delaying the video start by the time it would have taken the ad to play. It’s still better than having to actually watch ads, but blockers are not in the best position right now.
minus-squarelost_faith@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoWhat delay? click vid, yt asks if I want to know why my connection is slow, by the time I read that the vid plays. FF+UBO+Linux
minus-squareDagamant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoThat’s what they say but not what I’m experiencing. Either way, blank screen is better than ads
Well currently they’re delaying the video start by the time it would have taken the ad to play. It’s still better than having to actually watch ads, but blockers are not in the best position right now.
What delay? click vid, yt asks if I want to know why my connection is slow, by the time I read that the vid plays. FF+UBO+Linux
That’s what they say but not what I’m experiencing. Either way, blank screen is better than ads