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YouTube ads are about to get even longer and they’ll be unskippable - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)
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YouTube viewers will soon have to sit through even longer ads, with Google rolling out new 30-second unskippable spots on a popular app.

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[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 15 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, Nebula is awesome.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

Nebula doesn't have the random crap I watch.

[–] dorkage@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 hours ago

This is what I found.

With Nebula and CuriosityStream, most of the things I follow are still on YouTube.

[–] RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Might just be my account but YouTube algorithms got so sensitive I'm afraid to watch random crap, I watch like 1 video about a topic then for a week that's all I get.

But yeah it's more for intentional viewing than watching random crap, but I saw that as a bonus feature as it led to me procrastinating less.

[–] dmtalon@infosec.pub 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

This is a real problem... Like I'm afraid to watch certain things knowing full well I want it to be a one and done, but if I click on it LITERALLY EVERY OTHER RECOMMENDATION IS A DUPLICATE OF THE RANDOM VIDEO for days or until I start interacting with it to stop seeing them.

Like WTAF, I shouldn't have to manage my feed that hard. Maybe if I watch 3 or 5 videos of the same topic or from the same creator you can start recommending them.

But even then, 3-5 watches of a rabbit hole one random Tuesday does not mean I'm suddenly interested in fishing for the rest of my life !