So this started coming up today. On every video. I can (so far) click the “x” and remove it to watch (still see 2 ads before the video, and one after 4 minutes - ruins music on YT), but did click the “Report issue” only for the dialogue box not to work.

I found a link to a that said 11% use adblock. Thats not a lot.Maaayyyybe there is a problem with the amount of ads youtube forces down our throats for even short videos. 🤷‍♂️

  • Shadow@lemmy.caEnglish
    122·
    10 months ago

    I thought YouTube posters could choose if their video is monetized. Isn’t this kinda on the person who posted it?

    • pizzaboi@lemm.eeEnglish
      10·
      10 months ago

      That setting is now only available to accounts that meet certain criteria (subscribers, views, whatever), or so I’ve heard. Depending on the videos you frequent, they may or may not meet those criteria.

      And yes, this means that if you’re a small channel Google can force you to show ads without giving you any of the revenue.

    • Nihilore@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      You need a certain amount of watch time over the previous year. I have 2k subs and can’t even get half of the required watch time, my videos show ads I cannot turn off