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YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 unskippable ads

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Re: YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 unskippable ads

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Post by duxup »

kelnos wrote: post #9

Then pay for YT Premium so you don't have ads. Look, I hate ads. I really do. You can pry uBlock Origin from my cold, dead fingers. But the thing is, sites and creators and whatnot still often choose ads as a way to fund the things they create. If they're pushing ads at you over a medium where you have control (there's a reason why a web browser is a "user agent"), then I think you totally have the right to choose wh…

The internet population wants everything for free.

Then we get upset when terms change/ we’re the product.

I wish there was a better way.

Re: YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 unskippable ads

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Post by magila »

smoovb wrote: post #58
binkHN wrote: post #28

I pay for YouTube Premium, and happily so. There’s A LOT of great content there—probably even better content than Netflix. And you want to know what else? While it’s just okay, it includes ad-free music from YouTube Music. So, win, win? Until someone comes out with a better offer, I’ll continue to give more money to Google.

Is it public what percent of a YT Premium subscription is shared with creators?

No, which is the main reason why I don't subscribe.

Re: YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 unskippable ads

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Post by PenguinCoder »

8note wrote: post #48
CAPSLOCKSSTUCK wrote: post #29

Every time this subject comes up, the comments are filled with people who feel entitled to watch YouTube for free (not willing to pay in attention or in hard currency). "If you don't watch to pay for it or watch ads, don't use the service" just gets ignored, and people post ridiculous replies like "lol I just block all ads" . . . it's as if YouTube is as necessary to their survival as water. It's also great because i…

YouTube is a monopoly, and either needs to be regulated as a utility or broken up. Nit: YouTube offers no such service. You will still see ads if you pay for YouTube premium, because YouTube policgies incentivize creators to put ads and sponsorships in the video

LoL. Not in any way, shape, or form. INTERNET ACCESS can be seen as and drastically needs regulation as a public utility. One specific site via that access; no.

Re: YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 unskippable ads

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Post by mc32 »

YetAnotherNick wrote: post #65
rtpg wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You’re “sure”? I mean it’s kinda the whole point of the product, and from what has been said in trade articles the revenue from premium is much higher than the ad revenue it’s replacing. People of course do stupid things, but the information I saw made it sound like there’s no question, premium is better for Youtube

I also don't understand this discussion that they want to show ads just for the sake of it. No, all they care about is money from the ad and if they could earn more by not showing it, then there is no reason not to take it.

The argument you hear, is this is how CableTV started. Pay for Ad-free TV. Then they started a few ads, then they added lots of ads to to the subscription you were paying for... but people could not give it up. It's not altogether unreasonable to make the comparison.

Re: YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 unskippable ads

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Post by daveguy »

dmatech wrote: post #68
demindiro wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Google offers an ad-free paid experience I wonder how long that will last.

Twitch did this a few years ago. Amazon Prime used to give you ad-free viewing, but they ended that. I believe the reason was so they could grow their ad business. Likewise, If too many people buy Premium, they won't be able to sell as many ad spots. Plus, the people who actually pay for Premium probably make heavy use of YouTube. My guess is that they'll instead start increasing the price of Premium to get more peop…

You have just summarized every SaaS in the last 10 years. A froghop to higher profits. I wonder if there's a better way to do it.

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Post by ipaddr »

pier25 wrote: post #40
rekabis wrote: post #12

…Ads? On YouTube? _confused look_ I haven’t seen an ad on the Internet in nearly 20 years, ever since the first adblocker got released for Phoenix in 2003 (what became Firebird, then Firefox).

You're ok knowing YT content creators can't monetize their content when you watch it?

Many YT content creators are not allowed to monetize through youtube because of content policies in place. Many more are not allowed because they can't produce the minimum traffic required in the timespan given or level of followers which force clickbait content.

I'm okay removing ads because the quality of video would increase and the type of video would change

Re: YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 unskippable ads

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Post by Veserv »

rtpg wrote: post #59
codegladiator wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> But there's always the paid option. I am sure ads will come to paid option too soon so enjoy while it lasts with truly ad free paid option.

You’re “sure”? I mean it’s kinda the whole point of the product, and from what has been said in trade articles the revenue from premium is much higher than the ad revenue it’s replacing. People of course do stupid things, but the information I saw made it sound like there’s no question, premium is better for Youtube

Well if that is the point then Youtube can just make a public, legally binding, unrevokable declaration that they will never insert ads into Youtube Premium. Since they are not going to do it, they lose nothing and their customers get a legally binding assurance. Problem solved.

Re: YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 unskippable ads

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Post by tdeck »

kelnos wrote: post #9

Then pay for YT Premium so you don't have ads. Look, I hate ads. I really do. You can pry uBlock Origin from my cold, dead fingers. But the thing is, sites and creators and whatnot still often choose ads as a way to fund the things they create. If they're pushing ads at you over a medium where you have control (there's a reason why a web browser is a "user agent"), then I think you totally have the right to choose wh…

> But if you're consuming something through a medium where you don't have full control -- such as the YouTube mobile app -- then you get what you get.

Hint: it's possible to watch YouTube in the browser on mobile. It's possible to do it with the screen off as well, using some browsers. Do with this information what you will.

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