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Today I was reminded how bad YouTube ads are (jlai.lu)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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I watched a Warframe (game) YouTube video on the Steam integrated browser, without beeing connected to my account and Holly s* it was horrible.

In a 14 minutes video, I got 5 ads. 1 (or more skippable once) at the beginning, 1 during the first half of the video, 2 during the second half, and 1 at the end.

All were skippable after 5 sec.

2 were close together at about 1 min interval during the second half of the video.

But that is not the only issue. 4 of those ads (not the last one at the end), were Israeli hate/war anti-hamas propaganda.

I consider these ads horrible and they should not be allowed in my opinion.

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[–] hunter2 226 points 10 months ago (38 children)

Most people, including myself, seem to agree, that ads were never the problem. When YouTube started, it had ads too and nobody cared. But the ads got worse and websites started to shove them down our throats. I miss the times of a single banner below a video. I don't think Google and all the others realise just how much determined nerds can achieve. So far the ad blockers seem to win the race, minus some minor setbacks.

[–] [email protected] 109 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Some of those that work ad tech are the same that write filters.

[–] [email protected] 63 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oooooooo, is this the start of a RATM parody?

[–] [email protected] 47 points 10 months ago (1 children)

BLOCKING IN THE NAME OF

[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago

FUCK YOU I WON'T LOOK AT YOUR ADVERTS

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