YouTube currently testing 5 to 10 unskippable ads before video starts

Post by MiguelX413 » Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 4:15 PM UTC

donatj wrote: post #45

qwerty456127 wrote: post #22

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> just pay for YouTube Premium This would imply signing-in. I don't sign in and reset the cookies regularly because I don't want my history tracked and suggestions personalized. But Okay, I would sign-in and pay, if every video page had a download button and the whole thing would give me an API exposing all the features reliably (so I could use it easily in 3-rd party players with search and suggestions).

> I don't want my history tracked and suggestions personalized. I am genuinely curious, how do you find videos worth your time without recommendations? 99.9% of what’s on YouTube I have zero interest in, the recommendation engine is how I cull the noise and actually find things to watch.

Post by thehappypm » Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 4:19 PM UTC

whywhywhydude wrote: post #110

hooby wrote: post #63

Imho, the big question here is, if there's actually a trend. Was it easier, 10 years ago, to make money from a website, with just one single (non-animated) banner on top, than it is today with a website that's plastered with animated banners, link ads, and other stuff? Was it easier, 10 years ago, to make money from a video platform, with just one single skip-able ad at the start of each video - than it is today with…

Just look at auto insurance industry. A significant portion of your premiums is actually spent on advertising. It doesn’t seem like the stupid gecko commercials will ever die. Great podcast on planet money - https://www.npr.org/2022/06/01/1102496094/the-gecko-effect

Post by rchaud » Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 4:20 PM UTC

endisneigh wrote: post #133

rchaud wrote: post #131

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The outcome is identical. I am able to navigate to the thing I'm looking for, without needless time-wasting. Like any business, Youtube's free to deny me service if what I'm doing is sufficiently detrimental to their business.

Again your logic is nonsensical. Going into a cvs and stealing and saying it’s ok because they don’t do more to stop you isn’t justification

Post by tifadg1 » Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 4:23 PM UTC

nitrohorse wrote: post #123

tmaly wrote: post #113

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sad that it is not available on iOS

Yattee [1] and AdGuard [2] are two solutions I’ve found that can help. [1] https://github.com/yattee/yattee [2] https://adguard.com/en/blog/how-to-add-a-shortcut-to-block-y...

Post by endisneigh » Wed, Sep 14, 2022, 4:27 PM UTC

rchaud wrote: post #145

endisneigh wrote: post #133

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Again your logic is nonsensical. Going into a cvs and stealing and saying it’s ok because they don’t do more to stop you isn’t justification

For me to have stolen something, there needs to be less of a product in the store between the time I arrived, and the time I left. In this scenario, CVS' inventory stays exactly the same. You are in "you wouldn't download a car" territory, so nothing I say is likely to convince you. These points have been argued since time immemorial, i.e. 2000, Lars Ulrich v Napster. Youtube isn't any different.