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YouTube premium too. At first it was a true guarantee of no ads and now most channels have "sponsored" VPN/RaidShadowLegends/RayCon/Ridge baked in the video. t
by sn_master 6y ago
YouTube premium too. At first it was a true guarantee of no ads and now most channels have "sponsored" VPN/RaidShadowLegends/RayCon/Ridge baked in the video.
tho in fairness, some channels like gun and ww2 ones don't have another choice because youtube demonetized them and not everyone likes to use patreon or the alt tubes.
- sofixa 6y agoBut that's not (directly) Youtube's fault, is it?
- sn_master 6y agoIt isn't (except for the demonetized channels maybe), but it shows that most content creators will not reject extra income opportunities even if it dilutes the experience of their paying users. I don't blame them either of course. I wish they atleast put it in the beginning or the end instead of smack dab in the middle of the actual content.
- mitchdoogle 6y agoIs this kind of thing circumventing YouTube terms and conditions?
- loufe 6y agoHappily their sponsors can't read the data on who watched their ad segment. While my TV's youtube app can't be helped, on the desktop I use sponsorblock which is a surprisingly effective solution. I strongly recommend it.
- sn_master 6y agoBut nothing prevents the channel owner from sharing the audience data with the sponsors, no?