These ads are annoying the f out of me. I’m getting these 2 min long unskippable ads for as short as a 2 min video. I mean why the hell would I watch a 2 min ad just to watch an equally long video? And it got worse today, I clicked on a 3 min long news video, I got a really annoying 2 min long unskippable ad, I decided to somehow go through with it and then boom, another 2 min long unskippable ad. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK YOUTUBE?
Have any of you been experiencing this?
Mobile or desktop?
Desktop mainly but mobile too I’m sure.
Invest in paid ad blocker(cheaper than YT premium) both at DNS level and at software level. Openai will suggest all the methods.
When seeing longer video do it private mode or have temp id where you can watch these. I keep the history off and use it from a different browser. The trick is to make it difficult to YouTube know about you. Make their ads ineffective on you.
Mobile - YouTube revanced
Desktop - adblocker chrome extension
Tv - use screenshare instead of official tv app
If you use iPhone, you can pay for yt premium
This and if you have TV with LG webos then sideload adfree youtube. You can use JTSpotify instead of spotify.
On my laptop I use uBlock Origin + SponsorBlock. Blocks all the ads in YouTube including embedded sponsors. When I watch on TV, the moment the ad starts, I quickly mute from the remote, look at the duration, then close my eyes and I start counting. They are my "reduce eye strain" reminders.
Also, DO NOT USE any Chrome/Chromium based browsers. The move to MV3 has killed a lot of functionality needed by ad blockers. Only browser out there which didn't mandate MV3 for extensions is Firefox. So use Firefox, else no ad blocker will work 100% for you.
I have noticed that YouTube ads getting worse, and they are no longer just a irritation. Recently, I clicked on a 3-minute news video wishing to watch it quickly. But I got hit with a 2-minute unskippable ad, which had been irritating. Another two-minute ad began to play after I was waiting through it, ready to see the topic! At that moment, I just gave up. The regularity and length of these advertisements make it difficult to enjoy short, helpful films. I thank the importance of making money, but this feels excessive and annoying to the watching experience.
After reading this post I felt a sudden urge to explore youtube premium and probably I would have bought it as well. But then I realised that this post is actually an advertisement for YouTube premium rather than a genuine problem post.
Use brave
Showing 3 ads every 10 mins to users who have paid for subscriptions is silly and stupid. They are running out of ideas and happy to see Hotstar content moving to JioCinemas. Put an end to this nonsense
Wild: Google confirms it is throttling YouTube load times for some viewers. Firefox users reported the issue today. Google says, instead, it’s supposed to tackle ad-blockers regardless of the browser used !
What the heck are these guys doing? YouTube ads are filled with these types of people, just took a premium to get rid of their ads 🧘
What's your take on these guys .