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I don't know what has happened to YouTube ads in the last year or so, but now that YT is cracking down on adblockers, I'm seeing a lot of them. One thing I'm no

I don't know what has happened to YouTube ads in the last year or so, but now that YT is cracking down on adblockers, I'm seeing a lot of them. One thing I'm noticing is that most ads are absolutely garbage. It was one thing to see the 'professional' ads for T-Mobile internet and makeup and whatnot, but I'm seeing a ton of clickbait-style ads for things that are very clearly get-rich-quick and/or straight-up scams. "This one new method of heating your house is taking America by storm!" "This new device that cleans your house in five minutes is being called revolutionary by experts."

bcrosby95 3y ago
I'm getting a lot of magical heating unit with obviously wrong information. Not only is it full of lies, I also love in socal, why the hell would I need an uber heater?
jrmg 3y ago
It amazes me how much advertising is literally fraud. Aren’t there authorities that are meant to police this kind of thing?
- zx8080 3y ago
  It's a multibillion business and helps other businesses grow. And it even pays (some) taxes. Why would any authority even think about killing it?
  - medstrom 3y ago
    Consumers have a limited wallet anyway, and you know how most people are: they will spend most of their income anyway. So the ad business is more about shifting where the money goes, than about conferring any extra value.
    - zx8080 3y ago
      > Consumers have a limited wallet anyway Banks and VCs are laughing on this. Today's economy is not a zero-sum game. It's much more complex than that.
tobyjsullivan 3y ago
You may be seeing the ads but you’re likely still blocking the tracking/targeting. Disable targeted advertising on any platform that allows it and you’ll see the lowest form of generic click bait junk ads. Twitter used to allow this and I disabled only to be fed streams of shock-factor click bait rather than industry-relevant ads. High-quality, expensive, polished ads only go to demonstrably high-value demographics. Turns out there’s at least some merit to the argument that targeted ads create a better experience (for some, at least).

bcrosby95 3y ago

I'm getting a lot of magical heating unit with obviously wrong information. Not only is it full of lies, I also love in socal, why the hell would I need an uber heater?

jrmg 3y ago

It amazes me how much advertising is literally fraud. Aren’t there authorities that are meant to police this kind of thing?

zx8080 3y ago
It's a multibillion business and helps other businesses grow. And it even pays (some) taxes. Why would any authority even think about killing it?
- medstrom 3y ago
  Consumers have a limited wallet anyway, and you know how most people are: they will spend most of their income anyway. So the ad business is more about shifting where the money goes, than about conferring any extra value.
  - zx8080 3y ago
    > Consumers have a limited wallet anyway Banks and VCs are laughing on this. Today's economy is not a zero-sum game. It's much more complex than that.

tobyjsullivan 3y ago

You may be seeing the ads but you’re likely still blocking the tracking/targeting. Disable targeted advertising on any platform that allows it and you’ll see the lowest form of generic click bait junk ads. Twitter used to allow this and I disabled only to be fed streams of shock-factor click bait rather than industry-relevant ads. High-quality, expensive, polished ads only go to demonstrably high-value demographics. Turns out there’s at least some merit to the argument that targeted ads create a better experience (for some, at least).