Hi all, in light of recent changes to unskippable 30 sec ads I have decided to simply boycott everything I see as an unskippable ad and thought I might share this approach with everyone trying to keep youtube watchable. Just to clarify, I am not against ads, the platform needs to pay for itself somehow with its infrastructure and workforce behind.

About non-skippable ads. Required video specifications: Videos for non-skippable ads must be between 6 and 15 seconds and hosted on YouTube. Viewers can’t skip your ad. A view of your non-skippable ad won’t increment the video’s YouTube view count. Bids for non-skippable ads are set based on target CPM (cost per thousand impressions).

If you get bombarded with ads. It's because you tend to not click away. Close the video and then close the site. If you can do it, take a break and come back later. Over time they will hound you with less ads because they know you will leave the site otherwise. It is and will forever be a game of cat and mouse. Once enough people know this.

Non-skippable in-stream ads play before, during, or after other videos. Viewers don't have the option to skip the ad. Non-skippable in-stream ads are 15-seconds (or shorter). In this article, you’ll learn about the technical specs and reporting tools available for non-skippable in-stream ads. How non-skippable in-stream ads appear on YouTube

May 10, 2021 · So I’ve been experiencing this only on the website since last week, around April 5th. All of the ads are unskippable. And I mean ALL. From 5-second ads to 5-minute ads. Back to back ads as well. I just refresh the page a few times to …

Starts a video. Immediately met with an unskippable 15 seconds Google Certificate ad. Ad finishes, taps on timestamp to get to the area of the video I’m interested in. IMMEDIATELY confronted with double unskippable 15 second ads: Google Certificate and Ed Sheeran. Ads finish, finally I get to enjoy the video.

When that happens, I just exit from the video and return once the ad is 5 seconds or a more reasonable length. Or just not return at all if the video isn't worth it. This is when watching on my TV, as I can't figure out how to blocks ads on it.

May 27, 2024 · Just figured it out, well now i can skip ads and even ghe slind works, turn off add block for youtube and it will work Reply reply More replies Top 1% Rank by size

There are some ads that are, what I assume it, you tube approved. I can't skip big car ads, and a select few other types. I assume it's for people who don't have a local ad running and needs ad time to run, so make Ford or Toyota pay for it. Mostly I get google ads for some watch or something that's unskipable. Sucks.

May 25, 2024 · The video isn't even muted, the ads just won't make sound. And if that wasn't already trashy enough, non of the ads are skippable, and not in the way that they'll say "your video will play after the ads," there is NOTHING there. So I'll be sitting there, watching two silent, unskippable ads, unable to do sh!t about it.