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Well, yes. Who the hell would spend a few hours a day on a website that constantly redirected them away from content and towards ads they didn't want to see?

CraigJPerry 6y ago
:-) you joke but i often wonder what the next stage is for places like YouTube and Instagram. On YouTube we’re up to 2 pre-rolls these days along with an interstitial per 10 minutes, the in-stream advertising by the programme itself, the youtube page furniture ads and the obligatory roll of affiliate links in the description box. I see none of it because i know how to avoid it but i’ve seen family members change how they use youtube as a result. E.g. opening an episode of a show on their phone, putting the phone down to go do something else then come back and rewind to the start and begin watching. I totally see how they got there but its absurd.
- Mirioron 6y ago
  >On YouTube we’re up to 2 pre-rolls these days along with an interstitial per 10 minutes, the in-stream advertising by the programme itself, the youtube page furniture ads and the obligatory roll of affiliate links in the description box. I think we're finally back to how it used to be on video sites: ads everywhere. This was the norm before YouTube, because video hosting is expensive.
- njarboe 6y ago
  For $12 a month you can have no ads on YouTube and YouTube Music.[1] That's what I do. Less than one movie ticket per month (back when that was available). [1]https://www.youtube.com/premium https://www.youtube.com/premium
  - CraigJPerry 6y ago
    For years you could buy YouTube red in the US but it wasn’t an option here in the UK. Today you can buy it but it’s more expensive here $16-$22 despite lower median household incomes than in the US and i think it might be missing some features - Iirc the US version includes YouTube Tv.
    - dragonwriter 6y ago
      > Iirc the US version includes YouTube Tv. No, it never has. YouTube TV is $65/mo in the US, YouTube Premium (formerly Youtube Red) is $12/mo.
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CraigJPerry 6y ago

:-) you joke but i often wonder what the next stage is for places like YouTube and Instagram. On YouTube we’re up to 2 pre-rolls these days along with an interstitial per 10 minutes, the in-stream advertising by the programme itself, the youtube page furniture ads and the obligatory roll of affiliate links in the description box. I see none of it because i know how to avoid it but i’ve seen family members change how they use youtube as a result. E.g. opening an episode of a show on their phone, putting the phone down to go do something else then come back and rewind to the start and begin watching. I totally see how they got there but its absurd.

Mirioron 6y ago
>On YouTube we’re up to 2 pre-rolls these days along with an interstitial per 10 minutes, the in-stream advertising by the programme itself, the youtube page furniture ads and the obligatory roll of affiliate links in the description box. I think we're finally back to how it used to be on video sites: ads everywhere. This was the norm before YouTube, because video hosting is expensive.
njarboe 6y ago
For $12 a month you can have no ads on YouTube and YouTube Music.[1] That's what I do. Less than one movie ticket per month (back when that was available). [1]https://www.youtube.com/premium https://www.youtube.com/premium
- CraigJPerry 6y ago
  For years you could buy YouTube red in the US but it wasn’t an option here in the UK. Today you can buy it but it’s more expensive here $16-$22 despite lower median household incomes than in the US and i think it might be missing some features - Iirc the US version includes YouTube Tv.
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    > Iirc the US version includes YouTube Tv. No, it never has. YouTube TV is $65/mo in the US, YouTube Premium (formerly Youtube Red) is $12/mo.

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