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Oh the ads. I cannot underestimate the annoyance it has caused to viewers. Seeing the numerous memes making fun of those asset flip adware turned "games" makes

by gaudat 6y ago

Oh the ads. I cannot underestimate the annoyance it has caused to viewers. Seeing the numerous memes making fun of those asset flip adware turned "games" makes me die a little inside. Now I actively push my normie friends to install uBlock Origin on their devices. And Vanced or NewPipe when it worked.

jimktrains2 6y ago
The midrolls are nearly always in an awful spot in the video and especially when watching something on a serious topic so jaring. At least most television ads are placed in a slot designed for ads to be there. Though I still find them jaring for shows that arent up-beat. To be honest, tv ads are the reason we dont watch a lot of TV anymore. The ad:content ratio is too high, and youtube has definitely as high or higher without an adblocker.
dageshi 6y ago
You could just pay for youtube premium?
- Aeronwen 6y ago
  No dark pattern there.
  - dageshi 6y ago
    How else do you suggest youtube pays its costs? It probably uses more bandwidth and quite possibly more storage than just about any other website on the net.
  - WaitWaitWha 6y ago
    I have no idea what you are referring to. This has never ended badly for consumers. Why, I remember when cable came out. For a small monthly fee we could get rid of all the advertising. That turned out ... just... oh wait. Okay, then Sirius Satellite! All those ads on the radio? Just get Sirius at a small monthly fee, and bam! All ads will... be... gone... forever... Well, uhmmm... Okay. Never mind. /s
- jimktrains2 6y ago
  Does youtube even advertise it? I would guess I would have to go into my profile and find it there, but I've never seen it mentioned by youtube. Edit: Also, I think many are jaded by cable where you pay and still get ads. Hulu has an ad-free tier, but I forget the history and if that's existed from the start. I do remember there being a lot of outrage about paying and still getting ads at some point.
- Fifer82 6y ago
  I pay for YouTube Premium in Rupees. It's £1.36 a month. One of the weird things tho, is that I didn't see Ads with Ad Blocker. Is there some regional thing that ad blocker doesn't work in the USA but it works elsewhere?

by gaudat 6y ago

jimktrains2 6y ago

The midrolls are nearly always in an awful spot in the video and especially when watching something on a serious topic so jaring. At least most television ads are placed in a slot designed for ads to be there. Though I still find them jaring for shows that arent up-beat. To be honest, tv ads are the reason we dont watch a lot of TV anymore. The ad:content ratio is too high, and youtube has definitely as high or higher without an adblocker.

dageshi 6y ago

You could just pay for youtube premium?

Aeronwen 6y ago
No dark pattern there.
- dageshi 6y ago
  How else do you suggest youtube pays its costs? It probably uses more bandwidth and quite possibly more storage than just about any other website on the net.
- WaitWaitWha 6y ago
  I have no idea what you are referring to. This has never ended badly for consumers. Why, I remember when cable came out. For a small monthly fee we could get rid of all the advertising. That turned out ... just... oh wait. Okay, then Sirius Satellite! All those ads on the radio? Just get Sirius at a small monthly fee, and bam! All ads will... be... gone... forever... Well, uhmmm... Okay. Never mind. /s
jimktrains2 6y ago
Does youtube even advertise it? I would guess I would have to go into my profile and find it there, but I've never seen it mentioned by youtube. Edit: Also, I think many are jaded by cable where you pay and still get ads. Hulu has an ad-free tier, but I forget the history and if that's existed from the start. I do remember there being a lot of outrage about paying and still getting ads at some point.
Fifer82 6y ago
I pay for YouTube Premium in Rupees. It's £1.36 a month. One of the weird things tho, is that I didn't see Ads with Ad Blocker. Is there some regional thing that ad blocker doesn't work in the USA but it works elsewhere?