I subscribed when Meta added unskippable advertisements to both platforms. Since then, I haven't seen a single ad on Facebook or Instagram, and I am thrilled to tell you what that is like.

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 ...

Since around January 2025, there have been a series of reports of YouTube displaying unskippable ads that last for several hours. Since these ads are being displayed to users of 'ad blockers' that ...

Social media giants Meta and X approved ads targeting users in Germany with violent anti-Muslim and anti-Jew hate speech in the run-up to the country’s federal elections, according to new ...

Users on Reddit shared their experiences, with many seeing a startup ad featuring the trailer for Moana 2. "I just turned on my Roku and got an unskippable ad for a movie, before I got to the ...