YouTube will now show ads on all videos even if creators don’t want them

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 2:05 PM UTC

thirteenfingers wrote: post #25

fendy3002 wrote: post #10

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If let's say that google charges 1$ (or more, adjust yourself) per gb of stored video, or 1$ per 20gb of bandwidth use to opt out of ads, will it be better?

Speaking for myself, I would be willing to pay YouTube to opt out of ads. I post mostly classical music videos, which are totally ruined if video advertisements are inserted in the middle. (Granted, YouTube doesn't seem to do that to classical music videos quite as much as it used to.) I'm already paying Vimeo for a low-budget data plan, and I only continue to use YouTube as my main platform because of the extra expo…

Post by burnthrow » Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 2:05 PM UTC

Droobfest wrote: post #7

eznzt wrote: post #2

Hacker News User Will Continue to Run uBlock Origin on All Sites Including YouTube Even If Webmasters Don't Want Him To

I think technically it would be pretty easy for google to embed ads into videos in a way that would be hard to impossible to block.

Post by Retric » Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 2:07 PM UTC

cableshaft wrote: post #4

I know there are several content creators (such as Jim Sterling) that have their videos ad-free as a perk for their supporters (since he's supported enough via Patreon). He's pretty angry about this change. I somewhat understand Google's stance on this, as it's a service that should be allowed to make money even on people who don't want to make money. They don't really have such a way to opt out of pretty much any ot…

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 2:09 PM UTC

zinekeller wrote: post #22

thirteenfingers wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you're referring to in-video ads, then no. At present, if you choose not to monetize a video, no ads get shown unless a third part makes a copyright claim on your video. I'm not quite sure about the situation with ads that show up in the corner of the page - those are unobtrusive enough that I'm used to mentally tuning them out.

> If you're referring to in-video ads, then no. Pardon me? I'm pretty sure that there are (occasional) in-video ads for channels not under YPP and explicitly-demonetized YPP videos even before 2020. (and I'm pretty sure that they were in no way claimed by others at all)

Post by oauea » Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 2:09 PM UTC

jrootabega wrote: post #30

eznzt wrote: post #2

Hacker News User Will Continue to Run uBlock Origin on All Sites Including YouTube Even If Webmasters Don't Want Him To

Thereby Making it Worse for Everyone Else. Indiscriminate measures don't provide helpful information. Support videos that have acceptable ads. Don't support ones that don't. Downvote them, comment, and, most importantly, be willing not to watch them, ever. YouTube can learn, much like a dog, as long as the feedback is clear and swift