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YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!
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this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2026
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If there's no solution to your device, then the only solution is a new device. At some point, it made sense for me to switch out my Chromecast (gen 1? puck) and go with a dedicated media pc. Now the Chromecast lives in the garage to stream music uninterrupted while I can still watch YouTube tutorials
That's a lot more hassle than most people are willing to go through just to watch YouTube.
Yes, but unfortunately, there's not always an alternative left to use. If you can't jump devices, then commercial breaks are just how it is. It's one thing to complain that there's no new workaround, but instead, you decried the platform for presenting the one (currently) reliable solution. That is why the platform is jumping on you.