Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds - Saigoneer

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• nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  they will simply use this as justification to block YouTube from the country. it’s an extremely popular site but they’ve been trying to block it as well as Facebook for years. they’ve also blocked steam, the BBC, paste bin, medium… The Vietnamese government does not care about Internet technology I promise

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• thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  this is woke liberal communism, won’t somebody think of the shareholders?

  (/j)

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• drmoose@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Nice but all I want is actually liability. Meta should be hold liable for each and every single scam ad and here in south-east asia it’s just rampant.

  I see nothing but blatant scams, especially on Meta platforms. I don’t mean simple e-commerce scams either where you buy some trash and it never gets sent to you - it’s full on phishing and finance scams.

  I just dont understand how are we collectively ok with this - every platform should have the burden of full liability, period. If someone gets their money taken through scam ad not only Meta should pay them back but suffer a 100x fine as well. The unskippable ad is nothing compared to this.

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  • REDACTED@infosec.pub ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Same with google in East Europe. Constantly seeing AI generated politicians pushing for scams.

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  • DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Please stop using those Meta platforms and stick sites like Bluesky or Lemmy.

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    • HK65@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’d love that, but I need Whatsapp to participate in society. Several companies, mostly SMEs in fact but also big ones won’t talk to me if not through Whatsapp.

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  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    At least 10% of their entire ad revenue comes from ads related to Scams or illegal things.

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  • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I mean you seem to keep using those meta platforms. Sounds like you are okay with the scam ads then.

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    • slaacaa@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

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• Solventbubbles@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Vietnam is about to see a lot of people connecting to their servers through VPNs.

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  • bassomitron@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I wouldn’t be surprised if google/YouTube just bans all VPN IPs. They already make you sign in lately if your IP range has been “shadow banned.”

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    • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Imgur bans my IP from a Digital Ocean droplet of my own build. Just sayin’, they’re not only operating from known IP ranges.

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    • Joonquli@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I would be. Maybe some public ones that people heavily bot from are getting shadow banned? But ALL vpns? I dont think thats possible.

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    • drmoose@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      They can’t ban all VPN IPs though

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    • Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It happens if there’s a lot of traffic from the same IP, happened to me when I first imported my subscriptions into smart tube on my tv after I cancelled YouTube premium when they jacked up the price. Was just a temporary ban though.

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  • lostme@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    you’d be better off connecting to the netherlands or some other country that straight up don’t get ads though

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    • FlembleFabber@sh.itjust.works ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Uhhh we have ads…

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• clot27@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Vietnam’s 2nd win against US

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• Suavevillain@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This is good and would be better than trying to fight adblockers all the time.

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• Mulligrubs@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  We obviously didn’t bomb them enough, they sure are uppity

  LAUNCH THE SEVENTH FLEET, GET THE COMMIES

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• ToclafaneTourist@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Good job, a small step the right direction.

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• guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  5 seconds? Just skip that as well.

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• DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Good, a lot of people DOESN’T wanna sit through a long ad

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  • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Especially when the ad is longer than the video you are trying to watch.

    Or you watch the entire video than accidentally swipe the edge of your phone and you are sent back, then have to watch it again to view the video once you click it again.

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    • DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Very glad Vietnam banned unskippable ads - for an already-existing-socialist country that supports a philosophy that encourages common ownership of the means of production (and wouldn’t allow advertising), but allows advertising, this is a pretty good decision.

      Also, how is Vietnam allows ads if they’re a Marxist-Leninist country?

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• eager_eagle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  based

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• kingofras@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Let’s hope their head of state has kidnap protection.

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  • samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    The US invade Vietnam? Like that would ever happen!

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    • orbitz@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      plays fortune son it ain’t me…

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    • kingofras@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I also did a lot of drugs in history class but now that I’m clean, I feel like it was the wrong time.

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    • FrowingFostek@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      It’s cool, we can pull out of/ lose to “communism” again.

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  • db2@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Does Vietnam have oil reserves they can steal free?

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• HisArmsOpen@crust.piefed.social ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If possible in Vietnam, then we can all have this wherever we are in the world. Europe set out USB-C compliance and everyone is compliant.

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  • Spezi@feddit.org ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Theres a major difference though. It is much more costly and complicated to manufacture different hardware for different countries (especially with the eco system of peripherals behind it) then it is to change software for different countries.

    Its easy for YouTube or Facebook to set all ads for Vietnam to skippable while maintaining unskippable ads for other countries to maximize profits.

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    • HisArmsOpen@crust.piefed.social ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I think you’ve just made my point. If they can all move to USB-C then a few switches at the back end would be far simpler. We just need the gumption to speak out and tell these so-called IT companies what is and isn’t acceptable.

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  • Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    VPN 🤔

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• UnspecificGravity@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Oh look, a government that seems to be at least a little interested in things that benefit their people.

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  • Zink@programming.dev ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    My fellow americans and I look at this concept and tilt our heads to the side like confused puppies.

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  • clot27@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    but atleast you have 2 parties to choose from? why does it matter that fundamentally nothing will change tho? enjoy freedom!!

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• CameronDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Honestly, this might be good for the AD industry. Force them to get to the point quicker. Alternatively, we could see a return of epilepsy inducing flashing ads.

  I like the idea of IRL billboard ads being “dismissable”. If the ad is too obnoxious, someone gets to press a button and wipe the billboard.

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  • otacon239@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I would press the button on every billboard

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    • CameronDev@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cidade_Limpa

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  • thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Make it legal to vandalize ads

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  • thethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    ☝🤓 Erm akchually it’s not “AD”, but “ad”.

    It’s a normal word, not an acronym. It’s a shortening of “advertisement”, or a further shortening of “advert” which is a shortening of “advertisement”. It surprises me that people do not realize this; it seems obvious.

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    • CameronDev@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Thank you Sir Pedantry :D. “ad” just felt wrong somehow, but you are correct.

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• SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  So you get 100 5s ads instead of 5 100s ads. What’s the point? Just get ublock origin and stop using apps.

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  • HK65@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s setting expectations. Just because I can wear a clip on my nose, I won’t stop telling the local idiot to stop farting loudly in the elevator.

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  • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    But didn’t we say we could win against 100 duck sized horses. So 5 horse sized ducks and I don’t think we have a chance

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  • best_redditor@leminal.space ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    i mean i see what you’re saying but i wouldn’t think that vietnam is going to give up that easily after going one step in the right way and i think if they can limit long ads they may be able limit short ones later (and yes i have something that has an 80/100 chance to automatically block ads)

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• hddsx@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  5 seconds is too long. The skip button should appear with any video ads.

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  • seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    better than nothing. its a first step.

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• Suriel@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I envy Vietnam

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  • pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It has good and bad things

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    • felixwhynot@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      It’s got socialism, so … pretty good?

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• notgivingmynametoamachine@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  And the population of Vietnam grew 3(00) sizes that day.

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• mintiefresh@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Someone got tired of the damn ads interrupting their karoake sessions.

  W for Vietnam.

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• lechekaflan@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  They should add another decree banning bot farms and scamlots and Elsagate content.

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• Broadfern@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Vietnam W

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  • TheBat@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Wietnam

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    • Cricket@lemmy.zip ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Winetnam

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• Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Literally communism.

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• slothrop@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  fuckin’ commies, eh?

  /s

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• seraphine@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  a rare W

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• someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Inaccurate title. Article says it’s Vienam.

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  • psx_crab@lemmy.zip ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Still nam.

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• CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  5 second ad every 10 seconds

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• Fokeu@lemmy.zip ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Based

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• popekingjoe@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Based.

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• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I’m glad that at least one government is stepping in to protect the helpless public from, uh, ads over five seconds long.

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