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Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Update: Statement) (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] [email protected] 73 points 4 months ago (1 children)

While the company stops short of directly saying as much, it sure feels like the preposterously long ads we’re seeing here are an example of one tool in Google’s arsenal for effectively disabling YouTube playback for violators of the site’s ToS.

I don't get it. When my adblocker works, I don't get to see this shit. Only if it fails I'llbe confronted with hour-long ads, so the incentive to find a better blocker is even higher?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They are trying hard to block all known adblockers. And if they ever do, this will become a serious problem.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It won't, I'll just go do something else with my free time...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So they effectively blocked the video then?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

No, they just set the bar for watching it too high for my liking.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Arms races are rarely won by anyone.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They are won by arms dealers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

That's an excellent Maxim.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

True.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is a war that was fought by broadcast TV and the makers of videotapes, DVDs, and blu-rays. In every case the Corpos failed. So no, this arms race is and will be won by the ad blockers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Except all of those formats are now obsolete, no major company is even making Blu-Ray players anymore, and people have moved on to others. So did they fail or did they just find a different method? I'd say the latter. How many people do you know with a working VCR at this point?

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

no major company is even making Blu-Ray players anymore

Uh, yes they are. What are you smoking? They even still make DVD's and straight DVD players. They even still make VCR's.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Pardon me, you're correct. Sony and Panasonic are the last two holdouts.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/lg-one-of-the-last-holdouts-ceases-production-of-blu-ray-players/

Also, those are not VCRs still being manufactured, that's selling off stock.