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moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Update: Statement)

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Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Updated: Clarification)
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YouTube ads are getting more frustrating, with some users reporting unskippable ads that are nearly an hour long. Are ad blockers to blame?
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    Hour long unskippable ads? You have to show me that video where this happens

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      I got the entire bee movie once, but it was skippable.

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        Bee Movie?

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        So did I. And weirdly it kept getting faster and faster.

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      It once happened to me around 8 years ago. I just had to update the page and got a normal ad. Dumb past-me not using unlock Origin

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