Rewind too far? Ads. Skip forward too far? More ads. Pause too long and then resume? Even more ads. Watch 30 seconds of ads, then a few minutes of video? Oh

Rewind too far? Ads. Skip forward too far? More ads. Pause too long and then resume? Even more ads. Watch 30 seconds of ads, then a few minutes of video? Oh wow, more ads! Accidentally leave the YouTube app then reload it? You guessed it, more ads! Turn off your TV while a video is playing then you turn it back on the next day? New ads are instantly loaded up and are playing before the screen turns on all the way. Block channels, creators, or content you dislike in an effort to tailor a video feed to your preferences? Too bad. You’ll still receive content the system knows you dislike because those creators manage to push ads onto their viewers more often. Pay for a YouTube subscription to block ads? That service gets cancelled, and your only option is to sign up for a new service that costs more and includes features you don’t want and won’t use. On top of all that, your viewing habits, likes, dislikes, and a mountain of other private information are collected and sold to random entities. Use Adblock? You're a no-good, dirty, rotten pirate! How dare you steal the food from poor little Google’s mouth?