It looks like Google are pushing pretty hard on AdBlockers now. Looks like a pretty aggressive new UI from them.
I’m finding revanced for Android is still working well, but I’ve got no idea when that’ll become less reliable
Yeah that’s the thing. I’m happy to watch reasonable ads but the concept of reasonable seems to continuously shift. I was happy with a single 15s ad occasionally but it’s:
- 2x 10s ads
- 1x 15s ad and 1x 10s ad (with a skip at 5s in)
- 1x 15s as (with maybe a skip at 5s)
Like the pattern and the frequency are all over the place and it feels like I’m constantly watching ads.
I get that need to pay for traffic / usage, but I’m watching 720p / 1080p at compressed quality. How much do they truly need
And don’t forget that even after that you still have to watch baked-in “This video is sponsored by <insert shady company here>” adds since the actual revenue that gets passed to creators from youtube is so low that to keep the ship afloat they have to look for additional revenue streams.