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/
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u/ScreenwritingJourney Jan 25 '25

Aside from the porn I’ve been getting ads for dogshit mobile games, alcohol, and radical Islamic and Evangelical Christians screaming about gays being evil and why they should all be, uh, dealt with.

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u/APeacefulWarrior Jan 26 '25

I keep getting ads begging for donations to Palestine which are so grating and obnoxious that I'm forming a conspiracy theory it's a deliberate attempt to reduce support for Palestine.

DON'T BE A HORRIBLE SCUMBAG FAILURE OF A HUMAN BEING AND CLICK NEXT MY FAMILY NEEDS YOUR - click

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u/ScreenwritingJourney Jan 26 '25

That or just desperate people looking for empathy in people who don’t have any to spare.

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u/APeacefulWarrior Jan 26 '25

HOW a message is presented is at least as important as what that message is. When it starts off by tacitly insulting me - which they usually do - I'm not inclined to keep watching.

Seriously, have you seen those ads? They're completely over the top. I honestly have a hard time believing a respectible agency put them together in good faith, thinking that browbeating the audience is the best way to reach people.

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u/ScreenwritingJourney Jan 26 '25

I haven’t seen the ones you’ve seen I think. Could definitely be what you think but I’m not sure and wanted to offer an alternative explanation.