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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by nalekberov on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @12:31PM (#46515477)
Yet, most content on YouTube these days are sponsored by the companies trying to sell you a crap.

And with 'Native ads' it's nearly impossible to have ad-free experience nowadays.

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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by pixl97 on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @01:04PM (#46516019)
>most content on YouTube these days are sponsored by the companies trying to sell you a crap.

Because YT doesn't pay shit to content creators, hence being part of creating this.

The people making the content need to make a living too, as much as ads suck.

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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by gordonhart on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @12:57PM (#46515895)
SponsorBlock works very well for skipping in-video ads.
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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by SchemaLoad on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @05:10PM (#46519571)
At least on youtube premium it has a feature to "Skip commonly skipped section".
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