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> youtube premium where occasionally I have to skip through a preroll ad I thought YouTube Premium was ad-free?

by daveidol 3y ago

banana_giraffe 3y ago
It's free of ads from YouTube. Plenty of videos have baked in ads from the content creators themselves.
- _boffin_ 3y ago
  Check out SponsorBlock.
- moelf 3y ago
  that's why https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://sponsor.ajay.app/ exists
- lapetitejort 3y ago
  If you dislike them, check out the SponsorBlock extension, which will skip in-video ads. While you're at it, also get DeArrow, which chooses a random frame as the thumbnail and allows community written titles that accurately describe the videos.
  - xdennis 3y ago
    But at that point why not block all ads without paying? (That's what I do.)
    - pertique 3y ago
      I think you and the comment you replied to are talking about different things. The comment you replied to IS talking about skipping these inline ads without paying (SponsorBlock). If you aren't using it and are watching the same videos, you're also seeing these ads.
      - squeaky-clean 3y ago
        xdennis is asking why bother paying for premium if you still need to use sponsorblock. Why not just use sponsorblock + (uBlock Origin, or yt-dl, or etc) to remove both forms of ads for free.
  - Moldoteck 3y ago
    Too bad sponsorblock will not work on tv((
- pmarreck 3y ago
  I don’t actually mind those, because at least you can skip past them manually; if they stop allowing THAT, though, THEN…
- duped 3y ago
  Pretty much every streaming service with a "no ads" tier does this. I agree it's infuriating.
  - bredren 3y ago
    It goes deeper too. Original programming (film / tv) seems to contain paid product placement with no disclosure.
  - rchaud 3y ago
    I bought an licensed VHS of Mission Impossible in '96, and had to FFW through trailers for other movies made by that studio.
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Aurornis 3y ago
Parent comment was comparing YouTube TV to YouTube Premium. Two different products. YouTube Premium removes the YouTube-inserted ads. YouTube TV is a different product. It tries to compete with cable and satellite TV (which also serve ads despite hefty monthly fees)

> youtube premium where occasionally I have to skip through a preroll ad I thought YouTube Premium was ad-free?

banana_giraffe 3y ago

It's free of ads from YouTube. Plenty of videos have baked in ads from the content creators themselves.

_boffin_ 3y ago
Check out SponsorBlock.
moelf 3y ago
that's why https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://sponsor.ajay.app/ exists
lapetitejort 3y ago
If you dislike them, check out the SponsorBlock extension, which will skip in-video ads. While you're at it, also get DeArrow, which chooses a random frame as the thumbnail and allows community written titles that accurately describe the videos.
- xdennis 3y ago
  But at that point why not block all ads without paying? (That's what I do.)
  - pertique 3y ago
    I think you and the comment you replied to are talking about different things. The comment you replied to IS talking about skipping these inline ads without paying (SponsorBlock). If you aren't using it and are watching the same videos, you're also seeing these ads.
    - squeaky-clean 3y ago
      xdennis is asking why bother paying for premium if you still need to use sponsorblock. Why not just use sponsorblock + (uBlock Origin, or yt-dl, or etc) to remove both forms of ads for free.
- Moldoteck 3y ago
  Too bad sponsorblock will not work on tv((
pmarreck 3y ago
I don’t actually mind those, because at least you can skip past them manually; if they stop allowing THAT, though, THEN…
duped 3y ago
Pretty much every streaming service with a "no ads" tier does this. I agree it's infuriating.
- bredren 3y ago
  It goes deeper too. Original programming (film / tv) seems to contain paid product placement with no disclosure.
- rchaud 3y ago
  I bought an licensed VHS of Mission Impossible in '96, and had to FFW through trailers for other movies made by that studio.

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Aurornis 3y ago

Parent comment was comparing YouTube TV to YouTube Premium. Two different products. YouTube Premium removes the YouTube-inserted ads. YouTube TV is a different product. It tries to compete with cable and satellite TV (which also serve ads despite hefty monthly fees)