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Re:YouTube currently testing 5 to 10 unskippable ads before ... by tomjen3 on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @01:24PM (#32840333)
I was at the busstop this morning. There was an ad. I turned my back to it and looked at my phone.

Please tell me that I am a horrible human for defrauding the advertisers.

If I could get AR glasses which automatically removes any ad before I see it, I be a bad person too?

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Re:YouTube currently testing 5 to 10 unskippable ads before ... by endisneigh on Wednesday September 14, 2022 @01:44PM (#32840624)
No, that would be fine - it’s not really the analogous situation. If the bus were “free” and you paid by spending 30 seconds watching an ad, disabling the device showing you the ad would be bad, not paying attention would be fine.
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Re:YouTube currently testing 5 to 10 unskippable ads before ... by tomjen3 on Thursday September 15, 2022 @10:27AM (#32852578)
Of course disabling the device would be bad, as it is somebody else property.

However the bus service is, at least in part, subsidised by ads. So, while not free, exactly, it is cheaper.

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