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YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads! (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

might be hard to do if its a SMART TV/

[–] Calming_Pants@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago

It works somewhat on a TV. You can close and reopen the video until it starts without or just a 5s skippable ad.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

Nobody in their right mind connects their TV to the internet. If they do, well they are already fucked.

[–] ifalas@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Haven't seen a YouTube ad on TV in years. SmartTube works great.