Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds

Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by satvikpendem on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @03:07PM (#46517891)

> instead we have imposed it onto the market after-the-fact in order to justify why the market is good and worth keeping around

Not sure about that, markets existed since forever and are still useful even without ads.

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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by pluralmonad on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @03:15PM (#46517994)

I don't think very many people in this thread actually mean markets when they say that. Sounds like they might mean corporate controlled markets? Otherwise the comments are gibberish. Markets are just a group of people exchanging time and resources. Wanting that to go away is... Bizarre and nonsensical.

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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by kube-system on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @03:22PM (#46518104)

Advertising exists in some form even in ancient barter economies. It is older than currency.

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