StandardIssueCalzone@lemmy.one to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoYouTube confirms 3-strike policy for blocking adswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square112linkfedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up150arrow-down1external-linkYouTube confirms 3-strike policy for blocking adswww.androidauthority.comStandardIssueCalzone@lemmy.one to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square112linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareliminis@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoAnother executive-driven decision by people who clearly don’t use their own product (kinda impressive really when it’s YT). I can’t help wonder if they saw an uptick in adblocking as a result of their absurd increases in ad-time recently and somehow thought this was a reasonable solution.
minus-squareCheshireSnake@iusearchlinux.fyilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 years ago8-10 unskippable ads before a video? Holy shit. That’s ludicrous.
minus-squareliminis@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoIt really is hard to fathom how that got through any internal discussion.
minus-square!ozoned@lemmy.world@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoExecutives don’t have to watch ads! They’re rich! I wouldn’t be surprised if they all had YT Premium or whatever it is.
Another executive-driven decision by people who clearly don’t use their own product (kinda impressive really when it’s YT).
I can’t help wonder if they saw an uptick in adblocking as a result of their absurd increases in ad-time recently and somehow thought this was a reasonable solution.
8-10 unskippable ads before a video? Holy shit. That’s ludicrous.
It really is hard to fathom how that got through any internal discussion.
Executives don’t have to watch ads! They’re rich! I wouldn’t be surprised if they all had YT Premium or whatever it is.