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Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Update: Statement) (www.androidauthority.com)

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[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Remember those unskippable anti-piracy DVD ads that only paying customers saw? The media industry has learned jack shit during the last 30 years.

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

You could skip them on PC, and they didn't come when you rip them. So it was only paying customers using it in the expected way.

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