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I actually got an ad(!) on YouTube about this yesterday. I was only able to record the last minute of it with my smartphone (crappy I know, but I watched in on
by Kelteseth 5y ago
I actually got an ad(!) on YouTube about this yesterday. I was only able to record the last minute of it with my smartphone (crappy I know, but I watched in on my android tv), so I do not remember the full version. The ad was about that we do not know what will happen in Chernobyl, and it could be dangerous to the eu depending on the direction of the wind. It actually used footage from the show Chernobyl, but I highly doubt it was licensed. It ended with "STOP WAR IN UKRAINE". This was by far the strangest ad I ever watched on YouTube.
- kache_ 5y agostop watching youtube if you're getting ads
- imglorp 5y agoUblock Origin, obviously not on Chrome, blocks YT ads nicely.
- ry4nolson 5y agoUblock Origin still works fine on chrome and indeed blocks youtube ads.
- ben-schaaf 5y agoNot on Android, no extensions there. Works great with Firefox though.
- zamadatix 5y ago$143.88/year does it for 5 family members on all devices as well.
- fuckcensorship 5y agoI can’t tell if you’re trying to make a joke, but that’s an outrageous expense for something that can be easily gotten for free.
- sofixa 5y agoIt's not that expensive for the amount of people it's shared among, works on mobile and other devices ( e.g. TVs), has a few extra features ( e.g. downloads for offline viewing) and gives more money to content creators. All in all, not a bad deal.
- zamadatix 5y ago$2.40 per person per month for unlimited videos on any device without any hassle doesn't seem outrageous to me but I suppose it'll vary by person. I mean if you just view 3 videos a month on a desktop device it's probably not for you.
- slenk 5y agoYou don't think any creators on YouTube deserve money from ads?
- squarefoot 5y agoAnd SponsorBlock
- onion2k 5y agoPeople are using ads as a way to get information about the war into Russia as a way to circumvent Russia's information firewalls. It's pretty clever really. https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/04/1046794/the-activists-using-ads-to-sneak-real-news-to-russians-about-ukraine/ https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/03/04/1046794/the-acti...
- vogre 5y agoGoogle and youtube ads are blocked in Russia
- enriquto 5y agoOne of the few positive outcomes for Russia out of this crisis.
- zdragnar 5y agoSome people hold that the sanctions and corporate withdrawals from Russia are having the opposite effect intended: the general populace is rallying around Putin (his approval numbers are up 10% since this has started) and will give Russians a chance to reestablish home brands rather than be reliant on a decadent, petty west. Time will tell how it all plays out, though personally I suspect this perspective will be more right than wrong.