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YouTube is Testing Having Two Skippable Ads Back-To-Back (cnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the up-next dept.

If you hate having your video binging session on YouTube interrupted by multiple ad breaks, the good news is that things are about to change. CNET: The streaming platform is rolling out a new tweak to its video watching experience, by placing two skippable ads back-to-back, which it says will reduce the number of ad interruptions later in the video -- up to 40 percent less in a session, according to the company's blog post Wednesday.

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  1. Re:Does Youtube still have ads? by Iwastheone · · Score: 5, Informative

    Really, what are these 'ads on YouTube' that I occasionally hear of? I don't see them. Then again, AdBlockPlus, UBlock Origin and Privacy Badger seem to have something to do with it, methinks.

  2. Re:Part of the roadmap by religionofpeas · · Score: 4, Informative

    I've already stopped watching 99% of youtube on mobile because of the ads. Only when I'm really particularly interested in watching that video right now, I'll play the ad. Otherwise, I wait until I can get my laptop with adblock.