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Lee Duna ( throws_lemy@lemmy.nz )  to Technology@piefed.socialEnglish · 7 months ago

YouTube insists that a 90-sec, unskippable ad format 'isn't something we are testing' — but furious users say 'they very much exist'

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YouTube insists that a 90-sec, unskippable ad format 'isn't something we are testing' — but furious users say 'they very much exist'

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Lee Duna ( throws_lemy@lemmy.nz )  to Technology@piefed.socialEnglish · 7 months ago
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Longer, unskippable YouTube ads 'very much exist' according to users, but YouTube denies they're appearing
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YouTube TV users are complaining about longer ads that can't be skipped, while YouTube says nothing has changed.
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  • [deleted] ( snooggums@piefed.world ) 
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    They are not testing it because they already implemented it.

  • misk ( misk@piefed.social ) 
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    The lengths people will go not to pay for Premium.

    • krisevol ( krisevol@lemmy.zip ) Banned
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      • mmmberry ( mmmberry@beehaw.org ) 
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        I don’t mind paying but I’m tired of all the price hikes. I was salty earlier today and went through my emails and here’s the timeline of price changes. I was annoyed in 2023 but understood it was the end of my grandfathering price back when it was just music. But then to jump up another 25% after three years? Ridiculous.

        $26.99 - May 2026

        $22.99 - April 2023

        $14.99 - October 2020 (change to YouTube Premium)

        $14.99 - June 17, 2016 (Google Music family plan)

        • krisevol ( krisevol@lemmy.zip ) Banned
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      • Rekall Incorporated ( Rekall_Incorporated@piefed.social ) 
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        All the amazing stuff will be shut down in a few years. They will most definitely block access outside if your home network.

        There will be an additional monthly charge of 8.99 for getting access to adfree in your car.

        Best option is to support creators you enjoy directly.

    • Gold_E_Lox ( Gold_E_Lox@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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      i agree, i will go to any length to give less of my money to the megacorp google

      • misk ( misk@piefed.social ) 
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        I’m more worried about people who create content you come to YouTube for. Should they work for free for your entertainment?

        Inb4 „they don’t get paid much anyway” etc

  • Binturong ( Binturong@lemmy.ca ) 
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    Ah but they’re not testing it, they’ve already impletmented it. Not technically a lie! Classic corpospeak.

  • knotRyder ( knotRyder@lemmy.ca ) 
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    And they didn’t to lie they’re not testing they’re implementing

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