Online Ads Are Getting Out of Control

Online ads are getting ridiculous these days. Companies are pushing more and more ads, and ads now are offensive, scammy, and even malicious. In this video, we'll see just how bad the modern advertising landscape is, and if there's any hope for the future...
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0:00 Intro
1:08 But wait, it gets worse
4:06 We don't need privacy where we're going
6:01 The unsustainable future
9:15 The future of making money online

[@KeeperOfTheGate]

I almost forgot about a world with ads. I block them off all devices and apps.

[@no_name4796]

Yup. I basically do EVERYTHING on firefox, as it allows me to install ublock origin (may the devs be blessed!) on all devices. Also i think firefox is the only browser which allows to install extensions on android. Correct me if i am wrong

[@XioJN]

@@no_name4796 I use librewolf which is firefox but it comes with ublock

[@VictorVir]

As far as I know, Kiwi Browser is the only mobile browser with "full" extension support. Some do not work because mobile ≠ desktop, but most I use do. It's made by a solo dev who seems to care about privacy too. I do recommend checking it out.

[@NuggestNugget]

@@no_name4796 chrome and most chromium based one can have android extensions but not very many devs support android. i think ublock does (idk)

[@olivka_uwu]

@@no_name4796 you can install any extension avaible for pc chromium based browser on android with kiwi browser

[@bsh38ehe47usjebdjw8]

quality of the web as a whole is just going downhill

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Yeah, you're not wrong

[@Bhethar]

True words

[@a.randomjack6661]

@@EricMurphyxyz Except for this channel! And a few others

[@ambiarock590]

Definitely. Great time to get outdoors and experience the world

[@a.randomjack6661]

If only it was only the internet...

[@zxxtlz]

"You probably got an ad before this video" Me using firefox with ublock origin:

[@SuperBro112Lol]

i use librewolf with ublock origin (in librewolf its actually installed by default)

chromium better

[@loholaha127]

everything based on chromium is a copy of chrome so, ur using a cheap browser, wile firefox has its own code

[@Bullminator]

Crome is trash -- dont use this crap.

[@shadowseek27]

until manifest v3 blocks ad blocks, look it up its worrying for the state of the internet, especially since chromium based browsers have such a dominant market share already

[@SapeHallward]

People used to say "If the product is free, than you're the product." Now we're the product no matter how much we pay.

[@aranramirez1772]

"Extortion fee". You couldn't have said it better.

[@Adventist9917]

First of all, I must specify that I don't pay to stop ads because I don't care about them on Prime. However, concerning extortion for Prime, that couldn't be further from the truth of the matter. You get free Twitch subs each month including the prime gaming rewards. If you use Twitch you'll be technically saving money regardless of paying them. It's literally the only site with ads that I'm okay with.

[@Ovenico]

If a website tells me to turn off my adblocker i just stop doing whatever I was doing on it.

[@Bellicosy]

I've heard the echo of this sentiment enough to believe that because the drive to mantain or increase profits remains, but more people either block adverts of simply leave the site, the ads on these sites only become more intrusive and increase in volume, making the experience for people who don't use a blocker worse still, and mandating its use and popularity further, renewing the cycle. Mercy for those who still don't block ads...

[@yeetdabeans3883]

​@@Bellicosy you are referring to the cobra effect

[@graywolf2694]

Same.

[@justinbuddy56]

It sucks when it’s a news site, and I have to turn it off so I can cite it for a project.

[@nickolaswilcox425]

@@justinbuddy56use a script blocker for those, the adblock check is part of the page script, so if nothing is allowed to run then you end up with a barebones text only page and no ads or blocker detection

[@jonragnarsson]

Ad publishers broke the contract long time ago.

[@Bhethar]

I remember studying web advertising and all of the cool theories shared back on the day on how to engage the viewers with interactive ads and story telling… It all went to hell once Google automated the process and became a defacto gatekeeper. The ads nowadays are low quality and only used by small scammy companies. Bigger companies mostly just use YT. No one is getting value out of this except Google and Meta. The only right thing at this stage would be regulate the online advertising market. Advertising tracking should be made illegal too. Honestly, no consumer likes it or is ok with it.

[@zeal9442]

Welcome to American corporatocracy

[@a.randomjack6661]

@@zeal9442 Where... 'Our politicians are interchangeable figureheads on the pirate ships of the Corporatocracy Empire"

[@k327dev]

Interactive ads, reminds me of an ad that I saw quite recently and that my adblocker didn't block. I was reading an article, there was an ad in the middle of it, and the text below it was blurred. It told me to answer the question to read the rest of the article, the question was about the price of something at a company, there were 3 options, when you chose one of them it said that the price is the lowest of the three options. Really interesting idea that I will remember for a while, but I wouldn't want to see more of it because that'd be really annoying.

[@Bhethar]

@@k327dev the one they showed me and it was back in 2012, had like a video with a guy and you could choose dimb but funny things he could do. Another example they showed us where ads where with a guy and a bear. You could write what would happen next. Lastly I remember this funny one from Audi that said something along the line of “the longest ad allowed is 10 seconds. We only need 5 to show how fast our car is”. I don’t remember much details but back than everyone was excited thinking how ads could be funny, informative and interactive instead of just showing a stupid banner. Problem is that kind of advertising was expensive and often very specific to the website it was developed for. Those are still ads but at least they were meant to have some creativity. Instead ads are now just stupid banners based on what an algorithm thinks you like. Almost no human interaction required.

[@Bullminator]

Well there is this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_be_forgotten But its crap.

[@janzibansi9218]

A tree in a pot cannot grow indefinitely. At some point the tree starts competing with itself for nutrients, the roots choking themself, rotting, and the tree will die.

[@AB-wf8ek]

I remember back in the day sitting through 20 minutes of advertising when networks broadcast movies on TV. The cycle is repeating.

[@nicholas_obert]

But then the roots will start shooting out through the pot holes and cracks. At this point the tree will expand beyond its pot, invading other plants' territory

[@belarusian2023]

I’m Belarusian, but I watch some Russian-language channels. After KZbin disabled monetization for Russia, a major part of their viewers received an ad-free experience. Basically, every Russian KZbinr now uses Boosty (a Russian government-backed big tech product), which serves as an alternative to Patreon (since it’s blocked) and accepts Russian cards. So, in some places, this shift has already occurred.

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Interesting, I didn't know that!

[@constantineandriyanov8200]

Even more interestingly, some political KZbinrs marked as "Foreign agents" by government, are prohibited from advertising at all (by law), so Russian KZbin actually has a segment free not only of site ads, but also in-video ads (they could break the law as most of them have already left the country, but then they would probably be blocked by internet providers anyways)

[@belarusian2023]

@@constantineandriyanov8200 Yes, but I was speaking generally about the entire Russian KZbin platform. Sometimes greed is so significant that even opposition figures are willing to use Boosty. Btw your name and surname are literally the same as those of a Russian KZbinr I used to watch in the past.

[@sihamhamda47]

The absolute benefit on living in US sanctioned countries. Basically you're like have YT premium without having to pay anything

[@windows99]

@@constantineandriyanov8200 Russia sucks big time, lol

[@UltraPatate]

Brave + any additionnal adblocker plugin + "sponsorblock" plugin(to block sponsored parts of YT videos) + Remove EVERY google service = Relative peace on internet

[@lussor1]

if you like brave don't add more extensions. Choose between brave shields or ublock

[@UltraPatate]

@@lussor1 I never seen any issues while having both, so i'll stay like that

[@mical-9066]

That might change for you in a few months, after they added manifest v3 (which is next month) to the chromium engine, brave will be forced to adapt after some months have passed to keep up with the latest version of the engine. Breaking plugins like adblockers etc. Time to switch to FF or any other non chromium based browser.

[@staypuft6753]

@@mical-9066is it possible for chromium browsers to just change that part of the source code or will it be like when flash was killed?

[@Nyancat77263]

KZbin is a google service

[@southcoastinventors6583]

Any time I go to my aunt house and I get the same feeling from cable TV why would you pay a premium to watch ads.

[@davidletarte214]

when there are literally no consequences for lies, scams & even outright malware in ads (& just on the internet in general), there is no incentive for companies to even consider the interests of regular people. also, they have practical monopolies so there is even more incentive to never innovate again; no reason for them to build a better product.

[@todesziege]

It will never get better as long as ad-providers like Google are not held legally responsible.

[@herbsandflowers8152]

The thing is even when i ignored all the tracking and did not care about any internet privacy the ads sucked. And when i say i have literally NEVER seen an ad that showed something i would want to purchase i mean it.

[@davidletarte214]

ads don't promote products as much as they promote brands. they wanna brainwash you so that, if & when you are in the market for life insurance or whatever, you default to their cringey jingle & be a good little capitalist cog.

[@ambiarock590]

Exactly.

[@PvtAnonymous]

yes, but since you're on this channel, you're not one of the gullible people who inhale everything the internet throws at them. I'd say that 90 percent of the viewership here has above average knowledge regarding technology and the web in general. The "normies" are on a whole different level, unfortunately.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

I've seen some! Not very often, but I was looking up fiber optic networking once and got an ad for a store that sells all that stuff pretty cheap. That's memorable because it's the ONLY time it ever happened.

[@CsyeCokTheSolly]

Ads are the reason I moved from iOS to Android (Which has Vanced) and tbf It feels better not seeing ads. If the market is saturated, the companies are looking for a new color.

[@Emancipatriot]

iOS also has an app. The first word of is name is video, the second word is lite

[@Villager_U]

Revanced is a godsend, original yt app is just full of weird ass ads

[@kosmosXcannon]

​@@Villager_UI also refuse to pay for a service that used to be on an app for free. Like playing the video in the background.

[@Kiyoliki]

I got an ad before watching this video. Ironic.

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Called it

[@Feroxylos]

And the worst thing is: the creator of the video basically making you click the video and watch the ad, sees basically none of the profits

[@superioropinion6421]

A lot of people don't even know there are ads block extensions. (Most of my IT professors don't have adblock install on their browsers). Google going war with adblockers only made them more popular than ever.

[@ambiarock590]

Thanks Streisand Effect Company: "Please don't use an adblocker." People: "Wait, you can block ads?" People: [installs ad blockers] Same thing happened when kids were told not to pirate content. They were taught that they can get content for free and that it's easy

[@aguyonyoutube1131]

I have a friend that SUPPORTS ADS, and is a google fanboy. I still don’t understand why. He believes that google is a service that is worth giving data to for their service. I would agree, if it weren’t for the fact that google is a monopoly and doesn’t need anymore of our money

[@cantin8697]

@@ambiarock590 Also good old Reddit... but sadly they ended up winning by force...

[@paradoxzee6834]

Also google slowing down PCs with ad blocker does not really work, because people will assume they are getting bad internet or something is wrong with the PC they are using

[@kimcartoon69]

Now make sense, i was watching cartoons on streams and it was a bit slow 😂

[@ghasttastic1912]

even with all the tracking in the world youtube still cant figure out im male.

[@aguyonyoutube1131]

Taking a selfie and showing google this

[@DiamondTurtleGamer]

woah, google learned you’re transgender before even you knew /s

[@endless_puns]

It's gotten pretty disgusting with the nefarious techniques these corporations use. Recently, we decided to try Disney+'s ad-supported tier as we're on a budget. In the first few weeks, we thought "ah, that's not too bad", there was a single 20-30 second ad every 25-30 minutes or so. Then, as time went buy and we got comfortable with using the service, we started getting 1:20 minutes ads in the same time interval. I'm sure this is done on purpose to get people hooked and then make them pay more.

[@ffwast]

Time to pirate.

[@SucculentSpaz]

Yeah, when you're on a budget, you don't pay for ads, you pirate.

[@wrathofainz]

In some cases, you literally can't use website without ad block because they put an overlay in front of the download button that redirects to another site.

[@YrmiZ]

This s**t is crazy. Even Google offers sponsored apps on their own store. I am proud of pirating everything again :D

[@poppyalt7427]

Wdym I love looking up an app related to a new job or other every day things and being told I may also like to download Genshin Impact on top of it even before I find the actual app I searched by name every single time

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Adaway, KZbin Revanced, Bypass Paywalls, Ublock origin, and Sponsor Skip rock. Havent seen an ad in ages

[@notafbihoneypot8487]

We be blocking ads with this one 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@robertobs30]

thank god for ublock origin

[@thejoneseys]

On most sites the content just gets in the way of the ads. It's a literal hellscape without an adblock now.

[@SL4RK]

Only the internet on smartphones is worse, I had a hard time switching from chrome to anything because of synchronization, but once I decided and found a browser with extension support, I was finally able to use the internet normally, without overlapping garbage on half of a 6 inch screen

[@skaruts]

Ads were never non-intrusive, though. Heck, personally, the main reason I started using google sites back in 2007 was because they were nice and clean, while the alternatives were swarming with ads all over. Even before all that, ads on TV were always intrusive and anti-climatic (loud af). I don't know about other countries, but here in portugal we used to get 20 minute ad breaks every 20-30 minutes of content, and during christmas it was even worse: 30 minutes of ads every 15-20 minutes. It's why I stopped watching TV back then. Cable TV brought many more channels on that aren't that bad, but either way I only ever watch movies now, and always with a delay so I can fast-forward the ad breaks.

[@DemiCape]

difference between ads on tv and youtube is the fact that atleast ads on tv doesn’t interupt whatever you are watching every 5 minutes, on tv it is atleast on average every 15-30 minutes.

[@skaruts]

@@DemiCape but they're also longer interruptions. And it depends on the channel. There's a channel here that gives you more and more interruptions the closer you get to the end of a movie. First half (or third) is uninterrupted, then it gets progressively annoying...

[@D.von.N]

Without adblock and other apps (I even skip sponsoring and other stuff in videos now) the internet is dangerous and unusable. Luckily I found old HDDs with dozens movies from the past. If the worst happens and adblocks disappear, I will have enough fun to spend my time with. And books. And nature... and other hobbies, listening to music, too. Dozens and dozens of cds... paradise! Like in the 80s and 90s.

[@javaman4584]

You mean there's another world... outside?

[@D.von.N]

@@javaman4584 yep :D Just going through a couple hundreds sound casettes in my parent's house. I am definitely going to keep a few and get a casette player. The sound is still good on them. The Chrome ones were better than the ferrous ones.

[@phils3736]

Another thing that I would like to add to your very good video: people don't show their lives on IG; Facebook, or TikTok. They advertise it. They are so formatted that they no longer know how to communicate or express themselves.

[@AndreasMolnar-Dev]

My pihole is perfect for news sites. Unfortunately I can't block KZbin ads though - but it's still blocking 25% of all DNS requests.

[@whoman0385]

why not use it along with ublock?

[@qlx-i]

ublock?

[@duckmeat4674]

​@@qlx-iprobably on iphone

[@contasfinalcontasfinal]

he said pihole​@@qlx-i

[@mgancarzjr]

You need a plug-in for your browser and a different app for your phone

[@bhargavjitbhuyan9394]

Whichever company dares to show me ads, I would specifically not buy any products from that company. Suppose I get an ad for abc toothpaste, I would boycott abc toothpaste and buy xyz toothpaste instead. After manifest v3, I would either use firefox, brave browser if they still have the built in adblock or make a dns wide adblock or even go as far as making a kernel level adblock.

[@saphirdefeu]

if you do end up doing that kernel level adblock hmu

[@AidanDaGreat]

Ads post borderline soft core on sites that children use and nobody bats an eye. BUT WHEN I DO IT-

[@Alfenium]

WOAH WOAH HEY NOW... I can relate...

[@ffwast]

MONTH LONG FACEBOOK BAN (there are straight up full nudes in your feed that aren't banned)

[@jandraelune1]

I've been running a script blocker and adblocker for over 15yrs now. Script blocker just because I don't want my privacy violated, which that in itself is a law violation which the FBI, FTC, FCC can crack down on as the source or means of the violation puts it their jurisdiction.

[@shaunpatrick8345]

They don't track you, they track an endpoint. It's not your privacy, they don't know who you are unless you create an account.

[@jeppe1774]

these ads are getting worse and longer than television commercials 😭

[@ffwast]

The breaking point for me was when the ads actually stopped me from consuming the content. I clicked on the content not an ad,show me the content not an ad. This was back in 2006 and we only had dialup out here,I didn't have the data to waste on that intrusive nonsense anyways. I started blocking and never looked back. Now they just want to waste *more* of my time,it's backsliding to the way half of television airtime was just ads. I only have so much time,I'm not wasting it on that.

[@TheSolidSnakeOil]

Ad blockers on my router don't work for YT on my TV, even with a VPN. But at some point YT just gives up and stops showing ads. I haven't seen one on the TV app in nearly a month.

[@tapafon_red]

Adblocker on routers block ad domains, but YT ads are loaded from same domains as regular videos. So you have either buy a Premium or scan every single YT request in MITM style.

[@EgotisticalDev]

Thanks for reminding me ads exist on youtube

[@gudmansal3468]

i read that as ad sexist

[@iheuzio]

Blocked since install 808,596 (11%) That is around 2000$ worth of ads blocked, 10x for the cost for purchasing these ads.

[@THE_CARBON]

I have blocked 2 million ads

[@ambiarock590]

I'm up to 897,698 since install. Worth

[@ronny3060]

everything you said was spot on. It's incredible how much the internet has become saturated with ads, to the point where it's hard to enjoy content without constant interruptions.

[@novaTopFlex]

This is why we must avoid Google and protest all of Big Tech! It is absolutely necessary for the Internet to be controlled by several separate nonprofit organizations, and not just one entity.

[@bean7589]

this was one of the first times ive seen the internet without an adblock since like 2015 and ive never been so mind blown. how the fuck do people use this shit 😭😭😭

[@calculator_gaming]

There is one type of ad i really hate: fake continue buttons. Once, i saw an ad that was a large START button, but in the corner there was a small button that said ✅ continue to search. WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE FOOLING??

[@sovietunion8304]

In the early days of radio ads were rarely aired for fear of offending the listener by bringing commerce into their home Now look where we are

[@richardalpert4005]

I've had a conversation with an older family member on this topic once, their stance was something like this: "I don't mind if Google knows what sites I visit, at least it's not the government, I don't pay attention to ads anyway, all I care about is a good service". What would you respond to them?

[@tapafon_red]

"But the goverement may force Google to give list of sites you visit, and you won't even know about that".

[@SL4RK]

They must be stuck in the early 2010s.

[@javaman4584]

Google is the government. The government is Google.

[@African-AmericanGoose]

Internet without adablock is awful Edit:164likes ! Thks you guys

[@brdevll]

it's unbearable

[@Bhethar]

I can’t use it. Nothing loads. Let’s face it, ads brake stuff.

[@addy7445]

"Please disable adblock to access the content"

[@a.randomjack6661]

Stopped watching TV long ago, because of adds and... all the 💩on there. I have become very selective in my viewings and readings.

[@a.randomjack6661]

@@addy7445 Please disable adblock to access our brainwashing.

[@DragoNate]

they were getting out of control years ago.

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Yep, but somehow it continues to get worse

[@StubbyTheGiant]

Ads are propaganda, always have been.

[@thekivster]

I like how your editing is just a slideshow

[@amargasaurus5337]

You know, if someone were to provide actually valuable, curated targeted ads, I wouldn't mind them and might even willingly go through them. There's an argument that a certain amount of voluntary "ads" would be a benefit as it would expose you to stuff you might truly be missing out on due to not knowing about it. If businesses don't want people to buy ad blocking services, then they should make better ads instead of making an advertising experience so insanely bad that people will pay for the privilege of avoiding it.

[@davids1378]

I found my current bank through an ad. It was relevant to the site I was on, and had an unintrusive, respectful presentation. So I give the sites I visit regularly a chance if they ask to turn off ad-blocker. Sometimes it stays off, sometimes not.

[@_shy_fox_]

And I was reminded of when we were watching a historical film in class at school and a hard P* ad jumped out. And me and 25 kids were 13 years old.

[@Simreallyguy]

Is not it ironic that I get a scam ad in front of vid

[@duckmeat4674]

It's not irony, it's a coincidence

[@CalicoCrack]

@@duckmeat4674 neither, it was intention

[@oxylepy2]

Ads were the final straw that pushed me to decide to use Linux instead of Windows. I spent 100 hours over 9 years turning off ads, telemetry, cortana, etc. But one day Windows had a straight up ad for LinkedIn on my desktop, turns out in an update I forgot to scour, they turned them on again. That was it, I spent like $180ish (can't remember) on Pro and it had done nothing but anger me and waste my time. Lunux Mint has been great XD

[@Mekelaina]

Ayy another linux mint user

So much truth in only 10 minutes...

[@W0lfCL]

Every time I do something using my mum's laptop (she refuses to install adblock due to "privacy concerns") or on a school pc I'm ready to tear my eyes out, like how are these ads so intrusive I used to think there would be less ads as the years go by, not the other way around lol

[@rch5395]

Can't say the fun fun word, but a kid can see dump trucks in ads and ads about growing their 3rd leg by a few inches. Nice to know KZbin has its priorities straight.

[@jaihows]

not just internet, even windows has ads already.

[@TauCu]

And that is why I ain't buying windows 11.

[@creeperhaed1267]

that's it lads, we should resort to the one and only onion browser

[@kueacybtguicyregfibubkueacybax]

This is why I love how many projects for every platform there is, I haven't watched any ads on any platform for years just from community projects.

[@bjornroesbeke]

Isn't it fun to download 23 MB of compressed, obfuscated javascript for a "static" webpage?

[@novaTopFlex]

We have reached the point where I am startng to believe that ads are ransomware and proprietary software is also ransomware. Based on my logic, I now believe that ads themselves are malware.

[@PvtAnonymous]

based

[@illpunchyouintheface9094]

I’ve seen malware that is less destructive then ads

[@justinbuddy56]

Of all the ads I’ve experienced, I’d say the worst one for me has to be the autoplay ads on fandom. Sometimes I’ll be reading through information for a game, and suddenly the autoplay ad at the top will change, and my perspective will be shifted back to the top of the page. Then I need to scroll back down, find where I was, and hope that doesn’t happen again for the next 2 minutes.

[@ori8483]

and google control the web and want to block adblockers ....

[@novaTopFlex]

The web should be controlled by sevral nonprofit entities and never by a for-profit entity. We should threaten to escape the entire Internet and protest unethical companies while switching to free software and removing all proprietary bloat.

[@SL4RK]

I'd say google is the internet...

[@SL4RK]

I remember what the internet was like in 2008, it was my first experience, the scale seemed colossal, it seemed like I didn't have enough time in my life to visit it all, and here I am in 2024, the internet is literally 2-3 sites where 99% of the information is located, as unfortunate as it is to realize, I could literally feel how much the internet has shrunk and become primitive compared to how I remembered it in those years.

[@pnutonium]

funnily enough i only ever got the “standard” double ad on my way phone after watching the video; no pre roll, no mid roll i know youtubers can set when ads pop up but i thought there was a minimum amount youtube mandated

[@hyp3rsqu1d81]

I have my router set up so that it blocks the ads before they even reach any of my devices. These sites can't detect in blocking their ads either

[@lockl00p27]

Even KZbin? Anyways, I’m still surprised they didn’t just decide to bake the ads into the video server-side. Not much an ad blocker can do if the video being streamed itself has ads in it. That would probably result in the servers hogging a lot more resources, at least if they were to implement that with targeted advertising

[@Gobama_prismG]

It's crazy that 2 euro/dollars are worth 2k of dedicated viewers 💀

[@Unknown-Thief]

w

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Thanks for the 2k views, really appreciate it :)

[@Unknown-Thief]

@@EricMurphyxyz you deserve it tbh ive recently found your channel and i just love your videos so much.

[@aspopulvera9130]

everything he said is a solid reason why I'd immediately close videos with ads and also why keypad phones are returning

[@daemoncluster]

If I paid for a product or service, then I feel absolutely no guilt, remorse, of shame for blocking ads. Period. If you insist on serving me ads even after having paid, then you have an unsustainable business model. It's the reason I've left so many platforms and even cancled KZbin Premium. A sponsor is still an ad. I shouldn't have to pay increasing fees to make up for other peoples poor decisions. The worst offender is monetary inflation which punishes individuals for being financially responsible all for the illusion of completely unsustainable infinite growth. I've had it.

[@a.randomjack6661]

Add pollution = more pollution. As if we need more of that already 🤦‍♂ Love your content 💯

[@MrKasenom]

to be fair, we used to need pop up blockers back in the day, but yeah the ads nowadays on corporate owned websites are absolutely ridiculous

[@redlinkAS]

Imagine having a bad connection and waiting for the trinity of death to load : Ads, trackers and JS.... for a static page...

[@ffwast]

That was a big part of it for me,I discovered blockers on dialup.

[@Dexxenyr]

you prob got an ad before this vid me using revanced:

[@sergey_a]

It's good that KZbin has removed advertising in my country)

[@sworple]

too bad i have to deal with the ad-riddled internet in school (every extension is blocked)

[@illpunchyouintheface9094]

I remembered my school actually had adblockers installed. But it wasn’t the normal browser ad blocker, it was software installed onto the co outer itself

[@Natural_Mindset]

"You probably got an ad before this video" Me living in Russia 😎

[@MeinenNamenSagIchNicht]

Honestly, if KZbin had only shown one ad before a video I would not mind. Ads can be a good source of information about new products. BUT Showing 2 unstoppable ads every 2-4 minutes is just way to much. ...

[@ArefinKarim]

Video Idea:make a video on busting linux myths

[@a.randomjack6661]

Which depends on the linux distro and how you run it. It sure isn't idiot proof.

[@duckmeat4674]

What sort of myths?

[@lahuk1194]

How do all the terrible ads even work, who clicks on such obviously scammy, crappy, or irrelevant junk? All ads do is make me angrier to next time I see or hear one.

[@javaman4584]

People unfamiliar with the web, usually boomers. I was once asked to "fix" my brother-in-law's PC because it was slow. I turned it on and the home screen was full of porn dialers and other malware. It had a thousand viruses on it. He would just click on whatever was on the screen. He didn't know what he was doing. This was before sites like Facebook.

[@lenshibo]

google is trying to kill ad blocking at its source with a chrome update and tbh just looks like a major win for for firefox

[@Green815]

I think there should be legislation to make companies liable for the ads they show. They shouldn't be responsible for content that users post, but since they make their money from ads, they should be responsible for the ads. If an ad Google serves is for a scam or malware, Google is the one liable for it.

[@carterw.1073]

I started watching this video because of ads on KZbin on my tv, I got hooked in and my tv paused for 5 seconds and when I turned it back on it hit me with another 30 second ad

[@carterw.1073]

Also this is why I love services like crunchyroll, you pay for your subscription and you don’t get ads

[@Zycoreination]

I haven't seen an ad since 1996 when I last watched tv...

[@Nandru85]

I always remember that quote on ready player one: "we predict we can fill 80% of an user field of view before inducin seizures" we're not too far off that..

[@Wmx2011]

when will the government take down this problem.

[@jer1776]

0:24 "Every little personal detail of your life is now being tracked by giant internet conglomerates to serve you better ads" Ironically, this makes me want to block them even more.

[@ReillyEngel-dm9xu]

I use opera gx, and the built in ad blocker stoped working, and I was fours to gut a new one, but what was weird was it was only not working on yt, news websites, shopping, and even other social media platforms had no ads, only yt didn’t work for it

[@pauwel9380]

There is no need of a case for or a justification in order to use an adblocker, just as one would not need any convincing that personal protective equipment is necessary when dealing with toxic, hazardous waste

[@vladislavkaras491]

Well, that quite unfortunate! Thanks for the video!

[@kosmosXcannon]

Im amazed that people not using adblock is the norm. As a millennial, I remember going out of my way to try and block most ads when i learned i could do so in the mid 00s. I will never understand hpw people put up with ads. Possible people like me are the oddity. You would think with how many people have become tech savy it would have been the norm to block ads, but no. At least it sounds like people are finally getting fed up with it at least.

[@naelvandarnus665]

Going without adblocker in modern internet is like disabling Gellar field.

[@abi-9000]

1:41 this image screams 2018 nostalgia. the old chrome layout, the old Roblox & reddit logos, windows 10 with the hp support assistant bugging u in the corner cuz you don't know how to turn if off. damn good times

[@lool8421]

wonder what's gonna happen if someone is going to buy something like 10,000 "orange youtube" ads

[@elwen8525]

I remember watching emplemon talk about that one repair shop KZbin telling people to run ad blockers but inevitably that only hurts the KZbinrs not the company it’s self. So idk how to feel. I just wanna get my research papers done and I just wanna watch yt videos but then again I wanna support the content I watch.

[@user-hf4kv3jy5w]

I entered a video on KZbin and it gave me a 23-second ad, and you cannot skip it. You have to watch it in its entirety for the video to work. I exited the video and then entered it again and it gave me the same ad I felt angry and did not watch that video. The advertisement prevents me from watching the videos in peace. Sometimes there is an advertisement every minute that lasts 9 seconds. It is very annoying.

[@WizardClipAudio]

I’m love how there’s no informational dead space in your videos. Subscribed! ❤

[@samjiman]

Thank Sundar Pachai for making it worse in recent years.

[@TM-45.]

Dang i got an add before the video Should have used my pc with an add block and sponsorblock instead of my phone

[@danilol9417]

use revanced if ur on android

[@EricMurphyxyz]

Shoulda

[@PhenomRom]

How do you not have ads blocked on your phone

[@TM-45.]

@@PhenomRom idk tell me how to do it if you know

[@Kiyoliki]

Same lol

[@julhizantwo2277]

My phone rarely got ads in youtube app. I feel bad because in 30 minute not a single mid break occured and i want support my fellow creator

[@Guishan_Lingyou]

Somewhere around 2003 I bought a 1982 Honda CB900f. It was really cool but in very bad shape. I was amazed to find a website that someone had poured dozens of hours of effort into, giving detailed instructions on how to rebuild carburetors and other such things on just that kind of bike. I needed help beyond the repair manual and there it was for free. All the person who made the site wanted was a chance to tell people to read the bible. To be honest, I didn't do any extra bible reading, but I didn't at all mind seeing that this guy wanted me to. Anyway, just a story about ye olde days.

[@garrettrinquest1605]

I never installed an ad blocker. I installed a tracker blocker that also happened to block ads. Now I just give up on the internet if I have to use one where the ad/tracker blocker isn't working

[@Wolfsurfs]

The high seas are calling 🏴‍☠️

[@FranklySean]

I really don't understand how average people use the internet without ad blockers.

[@eric.1948]

The age of ads needs to end its really bad. But ad blocker also help you figure out who are scumbag companys. If they wont let you vist the site with a block on they are not worth your time.