Hours-long unskippable ads spotted on YouTube. What’s going on?
Google is getting sick and tired of YouTube watchers who use ad blockers, and — no surprise — the company is stepping it up in an effort to extract (reclaim?)…
Google denies longer unskippable ads on YouTube, but survey takers beg to differ
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority So, we decided to conduct a survey asking people about the longest unskippable ads they’ve come across on the platform. The results are in, and…
Frustrated YouTube viewers seek explanation for hour-long unskippable ads (Updated: Clarification)
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube users are experiencing extremely long, unskippable ads, sometimes up to an hour long. There’s a good chance that ad blockers might be contributing…
Instagram confirms test of ‘unskippable’ ads
Instagram confirmed it’s testing unskippable ads after screenshots of the feature began circulating across social media. These new ad breaks will display a countdown timer that stops users from being…