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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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[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 40 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I often entirely forget that youtube and most of the internet is plagued with ads. It's a shock to use a family member's phone or laptop that does not have adblock

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 1 points 11 minutes ago

As a good friend and son, I of course installed unlock origin for them. Even the light version in Chrome if I have to. Their phones I did not touch though.

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 28 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The Internet is practically unusable without adblock. Rawdogging the web you get a postage stamp sized amount of content bordered by flashing ads and video ads. No fuckin thanks homie