Will there be a moment when people decide there are too much ads on YouTube and stop watching vids because of that? Is this going to turn into a closed club for Premium subscribers only?
Will there be a moment when people decide there are too much ads on YouTube and stop watching vids because of that? Is this going to turn into a closed club for Premium subscribers only?
@maique This is very concerning, especially since there are no real alternatives for content makers
@alexsavin I reached the tipping point some time ago. I went Premium, simply because I couldnāt stand the ads.
@odd Iām sure it is, and I appreciate that. But I only āfollowā a handful of creators on their service, and can easily see myself living without them if it becomes too annoying. I donāt spend enough time on YouTube, and Iām already paying for other video content platforms, to justify giving Google my money. Hopefully theyāll survive without my contributionš
@AlanGMarz btw if you buy YouTube Premium subscription from your iPhone app itāll cost you extra (+Ā£4 in the U.K.)
@maique I think they will! I find it annoying too, but if it gets worse, Iāll simply say āthis isnāt for meāā¦
@maique I am seriously considering dropping the subscription, I am unsure if get enough value from it to justify the momthly expense.
@alexsavin I removed the app from my iOS devices yesterday. Really becoming too aggressive with the ads lately. š¤·āāļø Considered premium, but the value proposition is not doing it for me
@alexsavin Significant numbers of people? I doubt it. Most folks will put up with a lot of crap as long as itās freeā¦ just look at broadcast TV here in the States. The commercials are incessant and obnoxious, and yet millions of people still watch.
@petebrown in the U.K. when you go to the cinema there is about 40 mins of ads before the actual movie and this pretty much discouraged me from going to cinemas nowadays. Thatās ads on top of Ā£20 ticket price š¬
@alexsavin Yeah, itās the same here. The last movie I saw in the theater was Rise Of Skywalker. After what was at least the seventh or eight ad, my 10yo leaned over and asked me āIs the movie ever going to start?ā
@alexsavin From a US perspective, I became far less annoyed with YouTubeās ads when I attempted to watch a show on regular television. Upwards of half the programming time is dedicated to advertising and recapping what happened before each ad break. YouTube ads are no less intrusive but a bargain by comparison.