I’ve clicked in to see a movie trailer, which is basically an ad, and had to watch an ad before I could watch the ad
Comment on YouTube is Losing The War Against Adblockers
limerod@reddthat.com 4 weeks agoYour whole existence revolves around peddling ads before people can watch the ads they want.
Ah, what. Who wants or likes to watch ads at all?
bruhbeans@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
People watch an ad for the privilege of watching a movie/show/game trailer all the time.
chakan2@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yea…I’m old enough to remember when that was the content that paid for the platform. Putting an ad on top of that is fucking soulless vampic greed.
seaQueue@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Welcome to the new Google.
ThePantser@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I have no problem watching a ad for a video but when I have to watch an ad just to see if I am interested in watching the video is where I draw the line. Forced ads before the video starts is the worst. Give me a min or two before forcing an ad. If I am looking for help for a particular issue I don’t want to watch ads after ad while trying to gauge the video.
InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 4 weeks ago
I get what you’re saying but I’ve reached a point in my life where I really don’t give a shit and there is absolutely no way I’m watching ads. I’m also not paying google for anything they offer.
pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
A lot of creators have just turned into corporate shills. I stopped watching ETA Prime’s channel about tech reviews because it was becoming pretty clear that mostly everything he got was paid for by the company. Also, most creators are putting their own ads into their content.
Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 4 weeks ago
Welcome to Youtube. It’s ads all the way down. Unless:
Firefox browser Ublock Origin extension Sponsorblock extension
Save 40% of your viewing time for actual content and send tips through creator’s Paypal or whatever.
seaQueue@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
YouTube is just on demand TV with extra steps these days. I’ve stopped watching videos, I have an LLM transcript and summarize for me now. 99% of the content of a 10-15 minute video can be summarized into 1 or 2 pages and read in under 2 minutes.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Only a matter of time before LLMs start injecting their own ads into these responses.
med@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I think I need this, finally a real use for ‘ai’.
The amount of how to videos you have to watch through, when all you want is one little piece of info you should be able to search or scan for has been a problem since before the internet figured out how to increase clicks by making a web page in to slides.
Can you link me a how-to video on how to get startedt and send me a summary from your working setup?
Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 4 weeks ago
I hope nobody lets them know that Firefox on Linux has never shown ads for any of their content.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Don’t worry. Linux is only 4% of the total computer market. They aren’t bothered with you because Linux isn’t worth it.
pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
SmartTube for Android TV is a must as well
x4740N@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
You don’t have to actually watch sponsorships since most of them are paying the creator excluding the ones where they pay by clicks on a custom link
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I don’t follow those creators!
The best part of YouTube is the small creators who are just making videos as a hobby. Once they get so big they start shilling products they wouldn’t use themselves I drop them like a hot potato. For the most part that doesn’t happen though because I prefer niche topics and creators that don’t have “sellout” personalities.
timewarp@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I know right… Why should content creators be able to make money from content. Am I right?
knightly@pawb.social 4 weeks ago
You’re joking, but you’re right.
Once the content has been created, the near-zero marginal cost of online distribution makes the concept of charging for copies wholly untenable.
The furry community figured this out years ago, our creators work on commission or paid subscription through Patreon or one of its ilk. They (mostly) don’t care where you freely share their work because they already got paid.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The knives are out for Patreon. Apple is looking to carve a big chunk out of that revenue. Google and Amazon (owner of Twitch) will not be far behind. Believe me, Google and Twitch are very unhappy that creators skip the platform monetization methods and just tell viewers to go to Patreon to bypass the heavy commissions.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
The same reasons as open source software devs.
timewarp@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Some content creators but not most of them. A lot of open source software advertises too.