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YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!

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YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

YouTube users are now seeing 90-second unskippable ads (Updated: Official statement)

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Users on Reddit are reporting that they're now seeing 90-second unskippable ads on YouTube's TV app, even as policy restricts them to 30 seconds.

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if I do [like ads read out by the podcast host], I skip ahead.

That’s what Sponsorblock is for. :)

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