r/technology • u/moeka_8962 • Jan 25 '25

Social Media Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Update: Statement)

https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-long-unskippable-ads-problem-3519957/
26.2k Upvotes

96% Upvoted

2.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

772

u/ObscuraGaming Jan 25 '25

We really have to rethink all of this. I as a developer consider this to be a vicious cycle and it's only going to get worse.

People hate ads > People avoid ads like the plague > Companies pay essentially nothing per ad viewed > Developer barely makes money > Developer increases ad frequency > People hate ads ...

3

u/[deleted] Jan 25 '25

[deleted]

2

u/pippin_go_round Jan 25 '25

DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS are a thing. And they are gaining quite some traction in recent years.