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moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

YouTube on TVs is cramming ads down your throat even when pausing videos

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YouTube on TVs is cramming ads down your throat even when pausing videos

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moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago
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YouTube has been testing a Pause ads format for over a year now, and it's starting to show up for some users.
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    Firefox + uBlock = Ad free experience

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      Youtube on TVs

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        Media PCs for the win!

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        I bought premium just because it was annoying that my wife viewed ads while doing her makeup in the morning…

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          You sound like you enjoy watching your wife getting penetrated by more than just ads, if you really did pay YouTube

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      And Smarttube Next on the TV/firetv/Android TV.

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