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Re:YouTube currently testing 5 to 10 unskippable ads before ... by atan2 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @07:25AM (#32835660)
More and more, this model of "free" content that basically fills webpages with ads will fall. Most companies are realizing that ads do not work, which means we will have to start paying (actual money) for good content.

And since users are going to pay from their pockets anyway, I would seriously consider moving content away from youtube and hosting my own stuff. For example, if I am going to take a course, I'd rather take it on the creator's website, where I'll have an LMS with no ads and no thumbnsils with clickbait recommendations tempting me to move away from what I am learning. Youtube is nice if I want to watch a quick video while I'm running at the gym, but it does not create a protected learning path.

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Re:YouTube currently testing 5 to 10 unskippable ads before ... by rchaud on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @10:34AM (#32837826)
> I would seriously consider moving content away from youtube and hosting my own stuff.

Most people offering courses already do this. So instead of useful information, they post spam videos to Youtube, atop which these ads will presumably run in the future.

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Re:YouTube currently testing 5 to 10 unskippable ads before ... by regularperson26 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @05:42PM (#32843799)
>which means we will have to start paying (actual money) for good content.

I think both options will be available as it is now. I personally don't like the idea of paying for every particular thing that I consume. (kind of whats happening with streaming services lately) Not only because it is a hassle but also those single payments quickly add up, ultimately hurting creators.

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Re:YouTube currently testing 5 to 10 unskippable ads before ... by Corrado on Thursday September 15, 2022 @04:22AM (#32848851)
Isn't this what Nebula[0] is targeting? For a low, yearly subscription you can directly support creators without having to rely on Ads. I'm pretty seriously considering subscribing to the Curiosity Stream / Nebula bundle and leaving YouTube behind completely.

[0]https://nebula.app/

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Re:YouTube currently testing 5 to 10 unskippable ads before ... by account42 on Thursday September 15, 2022 @03:55AM (#32848636)
This assumes that most content creators are paid at all right now. There is still an endless stream of content that was created just for fun and mostly its just the platforms hosting the content profiting from it.
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