StandardIssueCalzone@lemmy.one to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoYouTube confirms 3-strike policy for blocking adswww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkYouTube confirms 3-strike policy for blocking adswww.androidauthority.comStandardIssueCalzone@lemmy.one to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square159fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareworfamerryman@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoIf they want me to stop blocking ads, they will need to get rid of ads like this. I get ads like this all the time and it’s completely inappropriate. IMG-7171.png
minus-squareContend6248@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoSeems like ad targeting works
minus-squareFearofthefamiliar@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoYou get weird ads if you turn off targeting too
minus-squareTrainsAreCool@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI don’t get ads like that too often, but the annoying thing for me is when the ad is 10x louder than the video itself.
minus-squareworfamerryman@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThere was this one add that had a gunshot sound then a really high pitched whistle. They might have gotten in trouble as the whistle sound was eventually removed.
If they want me to stop blocking ads, they will need to get rid of ads like this. I get ads like this all the time and it’s completely inappropriate.
IMG-7171.png
Seems like ad targeting works
You get weird ads if you turn off targeting too
I don’t get ads like that too often, but the annoying thing for me is when the ad is 10x louder than the video itself.
There was this one add that had a gunshot sound then a really high pitched whistle.
They might have gotten in trouble as the whistle sound was eventually removed.