Is this something I'm too youtube premium to notice? I don't have any ads.
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I already deleted the app from my phone once they introduced modal overlay ads that you have to dismiss
Duckduckplayer ftw
On my tv I can keep closing the ad and re-opening the video until I get a 5 second ad or no ads at all!
Usually takes less than 30 seconds, instead of watching a minute long video.
Works with ads in the middle of the video too, you just need to skip to where you were after.
There's another thing I don't see people talking about. In the YouTube app itself, they have hovering "Products" link, that covers a portion of a video (might just be shorts) and there doesn't appear to be any way to remove it. I currently have YouTube Premium and it shows up.
The problem is if those take off how do they make money or cover their cost? Sure federated whatever someone still has to pay the bandwidth. And video streaming is a hell of a lot more demanding then text.
I don't see any ads. Grayjay goes brrr!
I love Grayjay, but had plenty issues lately. Feels like a cat and mouse game with YouTube often.
Do they? Tsk.