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I have had the thought that there is something wrong, that I can access nearly any song of my choice on YouTube, with the small penalty of skipping an advert af

I have had the thought that there is something wrong, that I can access nearly any song of my choice on YouTube, with the small penalty of skipping an advert after 5 seconds. Many of the adverts aren't even for products I'm interested in. They're either get-rich-quick schemes, or repeat-ad-nauseum ads for software like Grammerly, which I will never use. If Google has some sort of complex picture about me, by invading my privacy, then they're certainly not using it to sell me anything I am interested in. I guess if Google are funalling cash from advertisers to the record companies, then it will continue. But I have to wonder what would happen if advertisers actually look at how effective their advertisements are. I feel I'm getting a good deal out of this arrangement.

durnygbur 5y ago
> choice on YouTube, with the small penalty of skipping an advert after 5 seconds. YouTube is now in the last stage, cashing out their popularity. Now it's 20 seconds unskippable ad, then ad skippable after 5 seconds, then video interrupted with an another ad. I basically download the video and watch it on my computer or shutdown the browser tab with youtube.
- busymom0 5y ago
  If using iPhone, iOS 15 extensions let’s you block those video ads. If using android, use Firefox browser with both an adblocker like uBlock and an addon to allow video playback in background along with another addon for auto skipping the “continue playing” Popup. Both have made my life so much easier!
kubanczyk 5y ago
> skipping an advert after 5 seconds YT ads are not shown on Firefox with a plugin such as uBlock Origin. Just in case you're one of today's lucky 10,000.
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- diarrhea 5y ago
  Among Firefox, uBlock Origin, AdGuard Home and buying (for a couple dollars) ad-free versions of apps I use frequently, the web is virtually entirely ad-free for me. It blows my mind that it's different for most people. Every time I use YouTube on Amazon FireTV, I lose interest in the video content very fast. Just atrocious to sift through the ads, popups etc.
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DeathArrow 5y ago
I get an even better deal, I see no ads on YouTube because I use uBlock Origin.
- asddubs 5y ago
  and sponsorblock for blocking in-video ads
- nsonha 5y ago
  how come I use ublock origin and still see ads?
ksidn 5y ago
>Grammerly Well, you should look into it...
whimsicalism 5y ago
I think the typical commentator on HN is unaware of how they think very differently from the typical American. Advertising definitely works. I've seen it work among many people in person. Even people who agree that ads are dumb, I've seen decide to get some candy after seeing an ad for it on TV.

durnygbur 5y ago

> choice on YouTube, with the small penalty of skipping an advert after 5 seconds. YouTube is now in the last stage, cashing out their popularity. Now it's 20 seconds unskippable ad, then ad skippable after 5 seconds, then video interrupted with an another ad. I basically download the video and watch it on my computer or shutdown the browser tab with youtube.

busymom0 5y ago
If using iPhone, iOS 15 extensions let’s you block those video ads. If using android, use Firefox browser with both an adblocker like uBlock and an addon to allow video playback in background along with another addon for auto skipping the “continue playing” Popup. Both have made my life so much easier!

kubanczyk 5y ago

> skipping an advert after 5 seconds YT ads are not shown on Firefox with a plugin such as uBlock Origin. Just in case you're one of today's lucky 10,000.

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diarrhea 5y ago
Among Firefox, uBlock Origin, AdGuard Home and buying (for a couple dollars) ad-free versions of apps I use frequently, the web is virtually entirely ad-free for me. It blows my mind that it's different for most people. Every time I use YouTube on Amazon FireTV, I lose interest in the video content very fast. Just atrocious to sift through the ads, popups etc.
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DeathArrow 5y ago

I get an even better deal, I see no ads on YouTube because I use uBlock Origin.

asddubs 5y ago
and sponsorblock for blocking in-video ads
nsonha 5y ago
how come I use ublock origin and still see ads?

ksidn 5y ago

>Grammerly Well, you should look into it...

whimsicalism 5y ago

I think the typical commentator on HN is unaware of how they think very differently from the typical American. Advertising definitely works. I've seen it work among many people in person. Even people who agree that ads are dumb, I've seen decide to get some candy after seeing an ad for it on TV.