YouTube's War on Ad Blockers

Goatface · Jul 1, 2023

YouTube confirms three-strikes test for ad blocking, here's how it works

YouTube has confirmed that it's testing a three-strikes policy for blocking ads. It's also outlined how this policy will work.

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Aldarion · Jul 1, 2023

we already have a YWGYFD thread

Chukzombi · Jul 1, 2023

thats just going to hurt creators more than users who wont watch the videos if they have to sit through horrible fucking ads. there will always be a workaround, just like with dislikes.

ToeMissile · Jul 2, 2023

Wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t so many ads. I’ll catch up on the channels I follow while doing the dishes at night. My 10” tablet works fine, but every 5 minutes it seems something pops up. So I either dry off a hand real quick or suffer through some annoying audio.

I’m pretty sure I’ve never bought anything based on watching an ad, but I’ve definitely had a worse impression of a brand based on terrible or annoying ads. I know that there’s a lot of unconscious impressions that made when people see ads.

I wonder if there have ever been any studies at an individual level comparing ad exposure and purchases.

Mist · Jul 2, 2023

ToeMissile said:
I wonder if there have ever been any studies at an individual level comparing ad exposure and purchases.

lol, the ad people run the world. Literally. They got there with data, tons of it.

There's a reason all the most powerful and influential entities in the world are basically ad agencies.

The political parties, Google, Facebook, and all of the mainstream news media. Also the less mainstream news media. They're ultimately just advertising companies.

DickTrickle · Jul 2, 2023

Maybe it's the particular creators/videos I watch but I never found ads on YouTube to be that invasive.

Mist · Jul 2, 2023

DickTrickle said:
Maybe it's the particular creators/videos I watch but I never found ads on YouTube to be that invasive.

Do you run an ad blocker?

They're awful if you're browsing from some device that isn't a web browser.

DickTrickle · Jul 2, 2023

Mist said:
Do you run an ad blocker?

They're awful if you're browsing from some device that isn't a web browser.

I don't use an ad blocker and I usually watch on the TV. I'm always actively watching though so I skip when it's an option. I think the longest I ever have to watch an ad block is 30 seconds and sometimes it's as little as 5 seconds.

Chukzombi · Jul 2, 2023

ToeMissile said:
Wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t so many ads. I’ll catch up on the channels I follow while doing the dishes at night. My 10” tablet works fine, but every 5 minutes it seems something pops up. So I either dry off a hand real quick or suffer through some annoying audio.

I’m pretty sure I’ve never bought anything based on watching an ad, but I’ve definitely had a worse impression of a brand based on terrible or annoying ads. I know that there’s a lot of unconscious impressions that made when people see ads.

I wonder if there have ever been any studies at an individual level comparing ad exposure and purchases.

some of those ads are 5 minutes or longer. i saw one where it was a preview of a TV show and it was 45 minutes long. they are out of their fucking mind if they think people will watch these fucking ads if they can figure out a way not to. this is already being talked about as the next and biggest adpocolypse by content creators.

DickTrickle · Jul 2, 2023

Chukzombi said:
some of those ads are 5 minutes or longer. i saw one where it was a preview of a TV show and it was 45 minutes long. they are out of their fucking mind if they think people will watch these fucking ads if they can figure out a way not to. this is already being talked about as the next and biggest adpocolypse by content creators.

I've never seen a long ad that wasn't skippable after 5 seconds. Is that actually something people experience?

Chukzombi · Jul 2, 2023

DickTrickle said:
Maybe it's the particular creators/videos I watch but I never found ads on YouTube to be that invasive.

it does depend on the creators in some cases. you can set your videos with no ads, some ads or as many as possible. even if you set them to no ads, they can still stick them in there if they want. when you go for broke with the ads, you will see them every 5 minutes. more and more of them are also becoming unskippable. they used to have a countdown of when the ad was going to play. now it just randomly cuts off the video and you have to watch an ad of an interracial couple making dinner.

Chukzombi · Jul 2, 2023

DickTrickle said:
I've never seen a long ad that wasn't skippable after 5 seconds. Is that actually something people experience?

i was able to skip that ad, but a lot of people let the ads run on their TVs. ya know people just watch the videos like they are a TV show. nobody expects a full preview of a broadcast TV show to take over their TV for 45 minutes. ive seen that happen once, but some ads can get up to 20ish minutes if you let them run their course.

ToeMissile · Jul 2, 2023

I am part of an interracial couple, I usually make dinner solo though

don’t think I’ve seen anything as long as 45 minutes, maybe around 15

Chukzombi · Jul 2, 2023

ToeMissile said:
I am part of an interracial couple, I usually make dinner solo though

don’t think I’ve seen anything as long as 45 minutes, maybe around 15

it was a preview of an NBC show that premiered or was about to premiere in the fall. i dont remember it. it was something to do with witches? it looked bad so i shut it off. but i was shocked that they stuck an entire show in there.

GuardianX · Jul 2, 2023

Whelp, guess i'm done with youtube then...

Most ads under 30 seconds are not skipable, it depends on the whims of the person running the ad (the company being advertised). I like running music channels that are like 8h of X ambient, those have random 5-45 minute ads and those are typically skippable but are for the dumbest products like medication or financial literacy classes / seminars.

All that is water under the bridge though for one simple reason...the company can make ads not skipable.

I've had several "Pride" themed ads from Youtube that weren't skipable at all. If youtube is running "Oh you adblock, no videos!" right now, then it is only a matter of time before they say, "No Video unless you watch all the ads without skipping!" or add some pandora level gay shit like X ad skips per hour.

ToeMissile · Jul 2, 2023

GuardianX said:
Whelp, guess i'm done with youtube then...

Most ads under 30 seconds are not skipable, it depends on the whims of the person running the ad (the company being advertised). I like running music channels that are like 8h of X ambient, those have random 5-45 minute ads and those are typically skippable but are for the dumbest products like medication or financial literacy classes / seminars.

All that is water under the bridge though for one simple reason...the company can make ads not skipable.

I've had several "Pride" themed ads from Youtube that weren't skipable at all. If youtube is running "Oh you adblock, no videos!" right now, then it is only a matter of time before they say, "No Video unless you watch all the ads without skipping!" or add some pandora level gay shit like X ad skips per hour.

I don't think I've seen that many lengthy ads being mandatory, but I'll get a 5-10 sec that can't be skipped then a 1-5 min(skip after 5 sec)

Furry · Jul 2, 2023

What sort of boomers are you guys. You tube has ads? YouTube is gonna ip ban me or whatever if I don’t watch them. LMAO this is the internet, these things don’t work if you are in tune with the series of tubes.

GuardianX · Jul 2, 2023

ToeMissile said:
I don't think I've seen that many lengthy ads being mandatory, but I'll get a 5-10 sec that can't be skipped then a 1-5 min(skip after 5 sec)

It's less about the length and more about the option to skip.

This system is likely just a test for adding a "Pandora" or streaming radio system of skips where you get X skips per hour and then you are forced into a situation of watching ads. My guess is at first these ads will cap out at 30 seconds and then they will flex and flex and flex til you are basically watching tv levels of ads with 0 option to skip.

Arative · Jul 2, 2023

You guys could try this

Redirecting to https://smarttubeapp.github.io/

Koushirou · Jul 2, 2023

It still blew my mind when I saw that two and a half hour “ad” that I saw pop up once. Skippable after a few seconds, but Jesus Christ, the audacity of some bitch to even call that an ad. It was some faggy eco-conscious global warming documentary or some shit. What the fuck.

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