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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by mmmlinux on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @01:51PM (#46516748)
Don't pretend that its just YouTube forcing the ads on you. The creators can choose where ads go in their videos.
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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @02:21PM (#46517192)
The "creators" are complicit, and are in fact directly responsible for the worst aspects of the platform. Especially with most popular and well-known ones, the content itself is typically a very long, insidious ad, which makes the platform-supplied ad breaks a breath of fresh air in comparison.
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