Secret Asian Man on Nostr: YouTube is serving up hours of continuous ads for some, but Google says it's not a ...
YouTube is serving up hours of continuous ads for some, but Google says it's not a bug
Hours of unskippable ads show up for some YouTube users, and Google confirms why
https://www.androidpolice.com/youtube-hours-continuous-ads-google-says-not-bug/>YouTube ads are now unskippable and can last for several hours, jsut to deter users with adblockers.
Lmao my ad blocking setup is working fine.
>Google is cracking down on freeloaders by showing excessively long ads to promote premium subscriptions.
That's hilarious. It's been years since I've seen an ad on YouTube.
>YouTube is emphasizing the importance of ads to support creators.
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