Key Takeaways

  • YouTube ad segments can be annoying but have a Skip option available after a few seconds.

  • Users have noticed a change in the Skip button’s display, potentially leading to confusion.

  • The absence of a countdown timer in the Skip button’s usual spot seems to be intentional.

  • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
    3·
    1 day ago

    It’s funny how I’ve learned I hate ads more than I want to watch the content I’m sometimes and I end up just instantly closing the video if an ad starts.

    But that of course is only if I screw up and I’m not using ad blockers.

    • rammer@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      15 hours ago

      I have witnessed this behaviour. A person opened a video in the Android YouTube app and immediately closed it when an ad started playing. Then opened the same video again, closed it, because ads. Opened it a third time and then let it play without ads.

      • Sabata@ani.socialEnglish
        1·
        4 hours ago

        I’ll do this if a website has an inconvenient pop up asking for email, or the cookie consent popup is too big to ignore. I just don’t bother going back. I’m not sicking around to navigate around dark pattern bullshit like that.

      • Auli@lemmy.caEnglish
        1·
        5 hours ago

        Most people don’t care or they care but not enough to do anything.

    • red@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      4 hours ago

      no age restricted video is huge no, so I’ll still stick to revanced

  • bigbrowncommie69 [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    1·
    1 day ago

    If they made YouTube Premium a reasonable price I’d be more than happy to pay and I’m sure many people would to. I don’t need YouTube Music, offer me a cheaper package without it. They’re leaving so much money on the table and basically inviting people to used Vanced and shit instead.

  • Sudo Sodium @lemdro.idEnglish
    1·
    4 hours ago

    YouTube doesn’t show ads in my country but I still prefer not to use the official app because it sounds “heavy” to me

      • Sudo Sodium @lemdro.idEnglish
        0·
        1 day ago

        They probably make money from sharing my data with 3rd parties , though it’s not as benefitical as the data of someone in other countries I live in Syria

          • Sudo Sodium @lemdro.idEnglish
            1·
            4 hours ago

            You mean you don’t wanna use a Syrian VPN server , or you don’t wanna use a VPN if you ever lived in Syria ?

            • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              4 hours ago

              I don’t wanna use a Syrian VPN server. I’m familiar with the name of the country which means there’s some kind of controversy happening there. That’s how I hear about places. 😅