L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoYouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about itmashable.comexternal-linkmessage-square150fedilinkarrow-up1508arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1494arrow-down1external-linkYouTube isn't happy you're using ad blockers — and it's doing something about itmashable.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square150fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCosmicTurtle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 years agoJust look at where Netflix and Amazon Prime are going. The days of YouTube premium being ad free are numbered. I suspect 2-3 years before it’s announced, rolled back, and then a stealth rollout is done.
minus-squarewaitmarks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoI consider it already not ad free considering how many video creators shove sponsored segments in all their videos.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThere are plugins to automatically skip those segments too. They crowd source the begin and end times of the ads and automatically skip ahead.
Just look at where Netflix and Amazon Prime are going.
The days of YouTube premium being ad free are numbered. I suspect 2-3 years before it’s announced, rolled back, and then a stealth rollout is done.
I consider it already not ad free considering how many video creators shove sponsored segments in all their videos.
There are plugins to automatically skip those segments too. They crowd source the begin and end times of the ads and automatically skip ahead.