misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoYouTube confirms your pause screen is now fair game for adswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up189arrow-down11
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minus-squareMax-P@lemmy.max-p.melinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoSoon: when you pause a video, it starts playing a video ad with audio, to make sure no silence time gets wasted from your speakers.
minus-square18-24-61-B-17-17-4@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoAnd your speakers are on subscription plans that charge you for every second that they play noise. Better upgrade to the next tier if you want to listen to anything else!
minus-squareEmpatheticTeddyBear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThere is also a tax on when the speakers are not in use.
Soon: when you pause a video, it starts playing a video ad with audio, to make sure no silence time gets wasted from your speakers.
And your speakers are on subscription plans that charge you for every second that they play noise. Better upgrade to the next tier if you want to listen to anything else!
There is also a tax on when the speakers are not in use.