YouTube viewers will soon have to sit through even longer ads, with Google rolling out new 30-second unskippable spots on a popular app.

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    1 hour ago

    This is a terrible take, as most content creators I watch already cannot survive off of Youtube ad revenue and rely on third-party monetization, like Patreon subscriptions.

    Besides the fact that plenty of people make content for free, from the simple love of creating something.

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        31 minutes ago

        I don’t think it had prerolls during the flash days but it had banner ads as far back as I can remember

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        41 minutes ago

        Well, no. It’s been losing money for years. But I doubt this will make it profitable.