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YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippable (blog.google)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 26 points 6 months ago (6 children)

Well currently they're delaying the video start by the time it would have taken the ad to play. It's still better than having to actually watch ads, but blockers are not in the best position right now.

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  • [–] 67 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    That’s what they say but not what I’m experiencing. Either way, blank screen is better than ads

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