When you block ads on YouTube, the ads are deleted. This has the problem of not giving creators money, forcing you to actually spend $10/mo or whatever the average Patreon subscription is. What if there was an option for an ad to play in the background while a black rectangle covers the screen while temporarily muting the browser tab? (Since the ad still plays in the background, the creator still gets money, allowing you to be a freeloader) edit: peertube has no ads
I agreed with this idea a few months ago, and you could actually unblock specific channels. Some would even ask during the video for you to whitelist their channel.
But now they add YouTube ads… And a sponsor segment. And a shady “undercover” mobile game ad. And they plug their merch store. All in a 10 minute video.
Sorry, no. I’ll block ads. In fact, I stopped paying for YouTube Premium precisely because I was paying for an ad free experience and getting ads all over the video anyway.
I make 30 minute videos with ads at 10 and 20 (with natural breaks) and refuse to do more than that because ewwww. (The automatic ad populator puts like 10 ads in the same amount of time. It’s insane.)
My channel is tiny and I still manage about $25/month (making money isn’t my goal) so I feel like my limits are good. I’d rather someone watch my stuff than bounce because there are too many adds.