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I think the only "happy ending for everyone" if Google is going to ban ad-blockers for YouTube is if they make the ads less annoying. What makes YouTube's ads

I think the only "happy ending for everyone" if Google is going to ban ad-blockers for YouTube is if they make the ads less annoying. What makes YouTube's ads annoying: - the number of them 2 ads at the start is way too much. 1 max. Middle of video ads should be content creator controlled. - the ads they choose to show Google showing me the same few very annoying (to me) ads and gives me no option to avoid those specific ads. I have done the unthinkable and given up on YouTube as a daily site I visit. Now I will only visit it if I have to - e.g. someone link to it. Yes, I hate those specific ads that much.

aiunboxed 3y ago
And no ads in between of meditation videos No ads when you are driving - since you can't skip them
- MBCook 3y ago
  Maybe don’t watch YouTube while you’re driving?
  - aiunboxed 3y ago
    YouTube is used as Spotify in a India. I usually get 50 per cent of my music from YouTube and rest 50 from Spotify
inetknght 3y ago
The only happy ending for everyone is zero ads.
- olegious 3y ago
  Then subscribe and pay for the service. One way or another someone has to pay for the content.
  - swayvil 3y ago
    We could always just nationalize it. It qualifies as a public service.
    - lacrimacida 3y ago
      Nationalize how? It’s international
  - deleted 3y ago
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  - afroboy 3y ago
    Even if i pay for the service i still get ads, with apps supporting SponsorBlock Youtube will become 100% clear from ads.
  - inetknght 3y ago
    > Then subscribe and pay for the service. No thanks. Not so long as the service is owned by a corporation who does not respect users. If I pay for something then I own it. Therefore I should receive a copy of it and can view it as many times as I like on any device I like. Youtube does not do this, so I won't pay for it. I see no value in paying for a delivery mechanism when the mechanism itself is hostile to owning the content. I'll pay for the content by paying the producers directly if I see value in the content. I have done exactly this.
    - olegious 3y ago
      That limits content to the producers that have their own distribution mechanisms, which tend to be larger content creators. the small creator that uses Youtube, Twitch, etc for distribution will be the most hurt by such a policy. Do you apply the same "If I pay for something then I own it" rule to content you consume via TV subscription services? What about if you pay to view a movie in a theater?
      - inetknght 3y ago
nodja 3y ago
> Middle of video ads should be content creator controlled. They are, sort of. As a content creator you pick the position for the ads, but it doesn't mean they'll pop up there for everyone, there's only a chance they'll show up there. For example you could put mid-roll ads every minute, but youtube will only pick one of those positions so the viewer only sees an ad every 10 minutes or so, the real "cooldown time" depends on what data youtube has on the viewer. Content creators can disable mid-roll ads completely.
- TerrifiedMouse 3y ago
  As long as ads don't show up at inopportune times and break the flow of the video.
CommanderData 3y ago
The happy ending here would be Google being less monopolist with video streaming. Google has done an outstanding job to use their position making YouTube the streaming platform of the Web, GCP incentives, dominance in smart TV, Google account integration, Android etc. This isn't mentioned enough. Now we're seeing a strategy towards Premium and anti ad blocking patterns while they remain top and any alternatives just can't get a footing in this space to compete.
mkka 3y ago
Pre-video ads should be 10% or less of the video length, floor at 30 seconds or so. Insane to get a long add on short video.

aiunboxed 3y ago

And no ads in between of meditation videos No ads when you are driving - since you can't skip them

MBCook 3y ago
Maybe don’t watch YouTube while you’re driving?
- aiunboxed 3y ago
  YouTube is used as Spotify in a India. I usually get 50 per cent of my music from YouTube and rest 50 from Spotify

inetknght 3y ago

The only happy ending for everyone is zero ads.

olegious 3y ago
Then subscribe and pay for the service. One way or another someone has to pay for the content.
- swayvil 3y ago
  We could always just nationalize it. It qualifies as a public service.
  - lacrimacida 3y ago
    Nationalize how? It’s international
- deleted 3y ago
  [deleted]
- afroboy 3y ago
  Even if i pay for the service i still get ads, with apps supporting SponsorBlock Youtube will become 100% clear from ads.
- inetknght 3y ago
  > Then subscribe and pay for the service. No thanks. Not so long as the service is owned by a corporation who does not respect users. If I pay for something then I own it. Therefore I should receive a copy of it and can view it as many times as I like on any device I like. Youtube does not do this, so I won't pay for it. I see no value in paying for a delivery mechanism when the mechanism itself is hostile to owning the content. I'll pay for the content by paying the producers directly if I see value in the content. I have done exactly this.
  - olegious 3y ago
    That limits content to the producers that have their own distribution mechanisms, which tend to be larger content creators. the small creator that uses Youtube, Twitch, etc for distribution will be the most hurt by such a policy. Do you apply the same "If I pay for something then I own it" rule to content you consume via TV subscription services? What about if you pay to view a movie in a theater?
    - inetknght 3y ago

nodja 3y ago

> Middle of video ads should be content creator controlled. They are, sort of. As a content creator you pick the position for the ads, but it doesn't mean they'll pop up there for everyone, there's only a chance they'll show up there. For example you could put mid-roll ads every minute, but youtube will only pick one of those positions so the viewer only sees an ad every 10 minutes or so, the real "cooldown time" depends on what data youtube has on the viewer. Content creators can disable mid-roll ads completely.

TerrifiedMouse 3y ago
As long as ads don't show up at inopportune times and break the flow of the video.

CommanderData 3y ago

The happy ending here would be Google being less monopolist with video streaming. Google has done an outstanding job to use their position making YouTube the streaming platform of the Web, GCP incentives, dominance in smart TV, Google account integration, Android etc. This isn't mentioned enough. Now we're seeing a strategy towards Premium and anti ad blocking patterns while they remain top and any alternatives just can't get a footing in this space to compete.

mkka 3y ago

Pre-video ads should be 10% or less of the video length, floor at 30 seconds or so. Insane to get a long add on short video.