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

    • TORFdot0@lemmy.world
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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.