For a few months now, YouTube has changed some of the rules regarding the inclusion of ads in videos, due to the fact that every now and then one of these can be skipped by users who don’t have a paid subscription. Premium And so they should refrain from this practice. Then things reached a new level, bringing more ads to those who have them Adblock has been activated, but it seems that this is only the beginning of something more complicated.
In recent weeks, the company has been experimenting, and they have been able to place ads in videos that have breaks, but this does not mean that they are launching a commercial, rather they are banners that will take interested parties to sponsored sites to buy products. While it’s not so intrusive as to directly block some content, it might annoy users, but Google partners will love it.
This has been mentioned Philip Schindler from Google:
In the first quarter, we saw strong momentum for the introduction of a pilot program of pausing ads on connected TV, a new non-stop ad format that appears when users pause their organic content.
Early feedback from the community Youtube Many users vent their frustrations on social media and online forums, mostly negative. Some have pointed out that this measure goes against the user experience and could increase the use of ad blockers.
However, with customer share positive, these salespeople are here to stay.
Through: Android Authority
Author’s Note: The only thing missing is that they put ads on ads, something that is definitely annoying, although at least it doesn’t interrupt like an ad in the middle of a running video. You pay a premium for not having to endure all this.