After all, what better way to encourage people to pay than to serve hours-long ads for a five-minute video? Well, things may not be as malicious as you'd think. If we take a look at both of these ...

YouTube ads are getting more frustrating, with some users reporting unskippable ads that are nearly an hour long. Are ad blockers to blame?

even more ad revenue from users. On Reddit, one user on the r/youtube subreddit showed a screenshot of a 58-minute unskippable ad, which then prompted commenters to share their own experiences of ...

“When I get a 17-minute unskippable ad on a 5-minute video, that is ridiculous,” said a voter. 16% of the survey takers said they’ve seen unskippable ads lasting between one and two ...

unskippable ads in the first place. "YouTube does not serve minutes-long, non-skippable ads," I was told. The company also said "Viewers with ad blockers may experience a suboptimal viewing ...

Users with ad blockers are reporting seeing hourslong unskippable ads. Users with ad blockers are reporting seeing hourslong unskippable ads. Google has denied reports that it’s serving ...

Google started a big fight against ad blocker use on YouTube a few years ago, which was perfectly understandable. YouTube is free for people who don’t want to pay for a Premium subscription ...

In response to this, YouTube denied that it 'serves unskippable ads that last for minutes or hours,' and pointed out that unskippable ads are usually limited to 15 seconds in length. 'Non ...

Ads are a part of life now, and they permeate our internet experience. This is especially true for people who use YouTube for free. Users are subject to the obligatory 15-second unskippable ads ...