Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe...
by anthonypasq on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @05:46PM
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ok so you actually dont think they should be single dipping because you use ublock origin and sponsorblock?
Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe...
by wolvoleo on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @08:41PM
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No but if they weren't double dipping with the sponsors I'd pay for premium.
It's just that as it stands it makes no sense to do so. I still get ads so there's nothing in it for me. And if I use sponsorblock I might as well go the full way.
It's really on YouTube that they have let this situation be created. They should have stopped sponsor segments the moment they arrived.
And no I don't tend to watch many with sponsor crap in them because they aren't actually very good (think the low-quality crap from LTT etc). The best channels (EEVBlog is one notable one) don't have sponsors at all because they're made for love.
What I am not doing is watching the sponsorship segments anyway. So yeah I use sponsorblock. And I use Ublock origin or revanced to remove the ads too because there's way too many now.