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moe90@feddit.nl to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

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

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Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Updated: Clarification)
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YouTube ads are getting more frustrating, with some users reporting unskippable ads that are nearly an hour long. Are ad blockers to blame?
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    This is a war that was fought by broadcast TV and the makers of videotapes, DVDs, and blu-rays. In every case the Corpos failed. So no, this arms race is and will be won by the ad blockers.

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      Except all of those formats are now obsolete, no major company is even making Blu-Ray players anymore, and people have moved on to others. So did they fail or did they just find a different method? I’d say the latter. How many people do you know with a working VCR at this point?

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        no major company is even making Blu-Ray players anymore

        Uh, yes they are. What are you smoking? They even still make DVD’s and straight DVD players. They even still make VCR’s.

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          Pardon me, you’re correct. Sony and Panasonic are the last two holdouts.

          https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/lg-one-of-the-last-holdouts-ceases-production-of-blu-ray-players/

          Also, those are not VCRs still being manufactured, that’s selling off stock.

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