So this started coming up today. On every video. I can (so far) click the “x” and remove it to watch (still see 2 ads before the video, and one after 4 minutes - ruins music on YT), but did click the “Report issue” only for the dialogue box not to work.

I found a link to a that said 11% use adblock. Thats not a lot.Maaayyyybe there is a problem with the amount of ads youtube forces down our throats for even short videos. 🤷‍♂️

    • LemmysMum@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1253·
      11 months ago

      How dare you complain about their aggressive monetization practices, won’t you think of the record corporate profits.

    • Shadow@lemmy.caEnglish
      122·
      11 months ago

      I thought YouTube posters could choose if their video is monetized. Isn’t this kinda on the person who posted it?

      • pizzaboi@lemm.eeEnglish
        10·
        11 months ago

        That setting is now only available to accounts that meet certain criteria (subscribers, views, whatever), or so I’ve heard. Depending on the videos you frequent, they may or may not meet those criteria.

        And yes, this means that if you’re a small channel Google can force you to show ads without giving you any of the revenue.

      • Nihilore@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        You need a certain amount of watch time over the previous year. I have 2k subs and can’t even get half of the required watch time, my videos show ads I cannot turn off

        • Barack_Embalmer@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          11 months ago

          LOL I remember when there was no better alternative to buying shitloads of CDs. In some ways I miss the relationship I had with music back then. My sister beat the shit out of me one time for sneaking in her room to copy a bunch of her CDs. Made a big song and dance about the ethics of music piracy!

          In that scenario though, your best bet would be to buy more than one CD, rip them to a computer with a USB optical drive, and make yourself playlists that are 8 hours long. I certainly would never advocate downloading music with filesharing software like soulseek.

          • dependencyInjection@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            I too miss the days of CDs.

            There was even a time when Music Zone (store in the UK) would let you return cds. Well it was free reign to buy them, copy them and then return the original.

            I recall having a printer that could print the album art on them.

            Or even recording from the radio on to tape or mini disc. And even Smash Hits for lyrics.

            You’re right, relationships with music were different than they are now.

            I can’t lie though some things are better now. Take Apple Classical for instance. I can listen to the music entire collection of classical music by opening an app. It’s amazing.

          • pirat@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            I certainly would never advocate downloading music with filesharing software like soulseek.

            Neither would I. The selection of high quality music is unbearable - you can find just about anything, even rarities, in good qualities, which is quite scary if you have heard nothing but heavily compressed mp3-files until now.