▲ 690 ▼ YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippable - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com) submitted 6 months ago by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world 282 comments fedilink hide all child comments YouTube viewers will soon have to sit through even longer ads, with Google rolling out new 30-second unskippable spots on a popular app.
[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 months ago (1 child) Yeah, Nebula is awesome. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] devolution@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children) Nebula doesn't have the random crap I watch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (2 children) Might just be my account but YouTube algorithms got so sensitive I'm afraid to watch random crap, I watch like 1 video about a topic then for a week that's all I get. But yeah it's more for intentional viewing than watching random crap, but I saw that as a bonus feature as it led to me procrastinating less. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 4 points 6 months ago* This is a real problem... Like I'm afraid to watch certain things knowing full well I want it to be a one and done, but if I click on it LITERALLY EVERY OTHER RECOMMENDATION IS A DUPLICATE OF THE RANDOM VIDEO for days or until I start interacting with it to stop seeing them. Like WTAF, I shouldn't have to manage my feed that hard. Maybe if I watch 3 or 5 videos of the same topic or from the same creator you can start recommending them. But even then, 3-5 watches of a rabbit hole one random Tuesday does not mean I'm suddenly interested in fishing for the rest of my life ! permalink fedilink source parent [–] VoiHyvaLuojaMitaNyt@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago lol I have no idea if it works, but if I watch a random video, I delete it from the watch history because I fear that if I don't, the algo will go bonkers. So far it seems to work though lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] dorkage@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago This is what I found. With Nebula and CuriosityStream, most of the things I follow are still on YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] devolution@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children) Nebula doesn't have the random crap I watch. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (2 children) Might just be my account but YouTube algorithms got so sensitive I'm afraid to watch random crap, I watch like 1 video about a topic then for a week that's all I get. But yeah it's more for intentional viewing than watching random crap, but I saw that as a bonus feature as it led to me procrastinating less. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 4 points 6 months ago* This is a real problem... Like I'm afraid to watch certain things knowing full well I want it to be a one and done, but if I click on it LITERALLY EVERY OTHER RECOMMENDATION IS A DUPLICATE OF THE RANDOM VIDEO for days or until I start interacting with it to stop seeing them. Like WTAF, I shouldn't have to manage my feed that hard. Maybe if I watch 3 or 5 videos of the same topic or from the same creator you can start recommending them. But even then, 3-5 watches of a rabbit hole one random Tuesday does not mean I'm suddenly interested in fishing for the rest of my life ! permalink fedilink source parent [–] VoiHyvaLuojaMitaNyt@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago lol I have no idea if it works, but if I watch a random video, I delete it from the watch history because I fear that if I don't, the algo will go bonkers. So far it seems to work though lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] dorkage@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago This is what I found. With Nebula and CuriosityStream, most of the things I follow are still on YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago (2 children) Might just be my account but YouTube algorithms got so sensitive I'm afraid to watch random crap, I watch like 1 video about a topic then for a week that's all I get. But yeah it's more for intentional viewing than watching random crap, but I saw that as a bonus feature as it led to me procrastinating less. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 4 points 6 months ago* This is a real problem... Like I'm afraid to watch certain things knowing full well I want it to be a one and done, but if I click on it LITERALLY EVERY OTHER RECOMMENDATION IS A DUPLICATE OF THE RANDOM VIDEO for days or until I start interacting with it to stop seeing them. Like WTAF, I shouldn't have to manage my feed that hard. Maybe if I watch 3 or 5 videos of the same topic or from the same creator you can start recommending them. But even then, 3-5 watches of a rabbit hole one random Tuesday does not mean I'm suddenly interested in fishing for the rest of my life ! permalink fedilink source parent [–] VoiHyvaLuojaMitaNyt@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago lol I have no idea if it works, but if I watch a random video, I delete it from the watch history because I fear that if I don't, the algo will go bonkers. So far it seems to work though lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 4 points 6 months ago* This is a real problem... Like I'm afraid to watch certain things knowing full well I want it to be a one and done, but if I click on it LITERALLY EVERY OTHER RECOMMENDATION IS A DUPLICATE OF THE RANDOM VIDEO for days or until I start interacting with it to stop seeing them. Like WTAF, I shouldn't have to manage my feed that hard. Maybe if I watch 3 or 5 videos of the same topic or from the same creator you can start recommending them. But even then, 3-5 watches of a rabbit hole one random Tuesday does not mean I'm suddenly interested in fishing for the rest of my life ! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VoiHyvaLuojaMitaNyt@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago lol I have no idea if it works, but if I watch a random video, I delete it from the watch history because I fear that if I don't, the algo will go bonkers. So far it seems to work though lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dorkage@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago This is what I found. With Nebula and CuriosityStream, most of the things I follow are still on YouTube. permalink fedilink source parent