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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

For context I'm in the US. The last time I used YouTube without an ad blocker, there were 2 ads back to back, and way too frequently. I tried watching on my PlayStation tonight, and not only are they more frequent, they've increased in quantity by 150%. It's also very common for the last ad to last 2 minutes to over an hour long. What the actual fuck, why would anyone watch YouTube without an ad blocker at this point? It's literally unwatchable

Edit: the amount of unsolicited advice in the comments is unreal. I don't get ads on my phone or on desktop, I'm very aware of how to block them. I simply won't watch YouTube on my PlayStation anymore. I'm not looking for suggestions, please stop with the recommendations.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (3 children)

iOS: Video Lite Android: Vanced Android TV: Smart Tube

Stop watching YouTube ads. Use a third party player.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And for everything it works on: just use Firefox with ublock origin!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Add SponsorBlock for in-video sponsors while you're at it!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah duh. I just sometimes disable it because it can be wonky and skip important pieces with how tagging works.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That takes actual money away from the actual creators though (instead of just the exec's fat bank accounts), so use with some consideration. Don't drain money from youtubers you enjoy.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No it doesn't; the creators have already been paid for their sponsorship. Sponsorblock just skips it the same as you would.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Actually that's not quite how it works from my understanding. Youtube is able to provide detailed metrics that can provide information like "how many people actually watched the sponsor segment?" and base the payouts on that. The payout will either be based on estimated views in advance (meaning if it's lower than expected they'll pay less next time) or they'll pay after the video has been live for some period of time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where are you getting this insight from exactly?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You...don't believe it works like that? Ultimately a sponsor isn't going to pay much if no one watches the spot. Advertising has always involved getting as much data as possible on how your ads are doing.

I don't have any one definitive link that will tell you "this is how it works", but I've picked up a few things from the various discussions I've seen some youtubers have.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Aren't creators getting paid before the video's uploaded?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Ultimately a sponsor isn’t going to pay much

Neither will they if the platform goes bust through shitty practices.

But in the short run, I'm not taking away anything from anyone.

[–] namingthingsiseasy 3 points 10 months ago

Also, if you watch a video you like, do yourself a favor and download it. Save it. Archive it. It's only a matter of time before they either take it down or derank it because they want to push you to some other more profitable video stream. Bonus points because it doesn't give them analytics information on it when you go back to watch it again, or watch a specific part again.

I've started doing this for all kinds of content - technical videos, music, funny clips, games, etc.