Rain on a Steel Roof, Black Screen 🌧️⬛ • 12 hours • No mid-roll ads

[@DJGrossman]

⚠️ 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗔𝗡 𝗔𝗗 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢? If so, I'm sorry that happened. I know it's awful to be startled by a mid-roll ad. I have them disabled on all of my content, but KZbin has a confirmed bug that causes them to play for some viewers anyway. It's not just my channel - this has been a problem across the entire platform since at least mid-2022. KZbin's engineers know about the bug and what causes it to happen, but unfortunately, they have not provided any information about when (or if) they will fix it. The bug tends to manifest as a 30-second mid-roll ad played around the 6-hour mark, and it disproportionately affects iPhone and iPad users. I have been investigating this for a very long time, and I go into more detail about my findings here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJXIhomdj7KbZ7s If you are affected by the bug but still want to access my content, I recommend that you view this video's description and try one of the alternatives I have provided, such as Spotify or Odysee. If you want to stay on KZbin, you'll find that I have live stream versions of my most popular content, and they tend to be safe from the bug - but not always. The only guaranteed way to never get ads on KZbin is to subscribe to KZbin Premium, which I understand is not an option for everyone. As it turns out, the reason I have the luxury of disabling ads everywhere KZbin will let me is because my channel makes the vast majority of its revenue from KZbin Premium. I have reviewed my analytics data and it appears that KZbin does not compensate me for the mid-roll ads in question, which I suspect is because their systems cannot reconcile the fact that a mid-roll ad played even though I have them disabled. You are welcome to reply to this comment with information about what happened to you, but at this point, we have a pretty solid understanding of what's going on and are just hoping it will be fixed. Historically, it helped when viewers would list what type of device they were on, which app or browser was being used, the approximate timestamp of when the ad played, and what company/product/service the ad was for. I appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter, and I'm sorry there isn't more I can do.

[@7RedScarlet7]

Definitely a favorite

[@DJGrossman]

Yay! I'm so glad you like it. It was a very spur-of-the-moment kind of thing, but I guess a lot of people are feeling it. 😁

[@generalnguyenngocloan1700]

Just subscribed. I hope you hit 100K subscribers soon. 👍🏻

[@DJGrossman]

Thank you so much - on both counts. 😁 If things continue as they have been lately, I should reach 100k by about this time in 2025! 😲

[@BlingyBea]

What is the difference between this one and the Live one?

[@DJGrossman]

No difference. KZbin's algorithm favors live streams, so it's a way for me to make sure my work gets as much exposure as possible. Very silly. 😋

[@BlingyBea]

@@DJGrossman Not silly at all, you’re a smart young man. I always go in and click on your videos as soon as they show up on my feed and give them a thumbs up and I try to comment, even just to say hi, to try and help out. So you think the ads still will play on the live feed as well?

[@DJGrossman]

@@BlingyBea Thanks! As for ads playing, I couldn't say. A very small number of people still get ads during the live streams, which is ridiculous because KZbin tells me I have to actually click a button exactly when I want to insert an ad... and I don't ever click that button, so... 🤷‍♂ You might try it one time and see if it goes well. If you get an ad during the live stream, I just don't think KZbin is safe for you. I don't know how they decide who's going to get hit with an ad on ad-disabled content, but it seems that if it happens once, it will continue to happen.

[@BlingyBea]

@@DJGrossman ok, I’ll give it a try and see what happens, thank goodness you have it on rumble. Good nite😴

[@DJGrossman]

@@BlingyBea How did it go? 👀