Adverts on You Tube
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I normally sign into You Tube using my account - and face the usual barrage of annoying ads.
As an experiment. I have recently been looking at You Tube as a "guest" i.e. by not signing in using my account - and the volume and frequency of ads seems to have dropped significantly. Am I imagining this or is it genuine and, if it is genuine, have a found a permanent way of avoiding constant ads that does not involve me taking out a subscription?
Or will the You Tube algorithim find me out eventually?
As an experiment. I have recently been looking at You Tube as a "guest" i.e. by not signing in using my account - and the volume and frequency of ads seems to have dropped significantly. Am I imagining this or is it genuine and, if it is genuine, have a found a permanent way of avoiding constant ads that does not involve me taking out a subscription?
Or will the You Tube algorithim find me out eventually?
I resisted YT Premium for ages, but as its my main way of watching stuff, I caved and am paying for it and its rather wonderful.
Not cheap, but then neither is your time and watching another Cadbury advert with some kid using buttons as currency or another drone/earwax removal spanner or whatever that nobody wants you to know about advert, I decided £16.99 is a small price to pay not to have that b
ks every 5 minutes.
Some channels/videos are almost unwatchable such is the ferocity of the ad content.
Not cheap, but then neither is your time and watching another Cadbury advert with some kid using buttons as currency or another drone/earwax removal spanner or whatever that nobody wants you to know about advert, I decided £16.99 is a small price to pay not to have that b
ks every 5 minutes. Some channels/videos are almost unwatchable such is the ferocity of the ad content.
Eric Mc said:
I normally sign into You Tube using my account - and face the usual barrage of annoying ads.
As an experiment. I have recently been looking at You Tube as a "guest" i.e. by not signing in using my account - and the volume and frequency of ads seems to have dropped significantly. Am I imagining this or is it genuine and, if it is genuine, have a found a permanent way of avoiding constant ads that does not involve me taking out a subscription?
Or will the You Tube algorithim find me out eventually?
It's what I do... I don't sign into YouTube anymore and actually never see any ads via the Brave browser with adblocker.As an experiment. I have recently been looking at You Tube as a "guest" i.e. by not signing in using my account - and the volume and frequency of ads seems to have dropped significantly. Am I imagining this or is it genuine and, if it is genuine, have a found a permanent way of avoiding constant ads that does not involve me taking out a subscription?
Or will the You Tube algorithim find me out eventually?
There are very few sites I had subscribed to in any event, maybe 6 or 7, and I can remember them.
Eric Mc said:
Or will the You Tube algorithim find me out eventually?
At the moment, You Tube hasn't built up a clear picture of what you're interested in so cannot yet determine the sort of ads that fit your particular profile. But the more you watch, the clearer the picture and the number of ads you see will increase.You can of course circumvent this by creating a new guest profile every couple of weeks.
J4CKO said:
another Cadbury advert with some kid using buttons as currency
Ahh - I like that Ad'! A recent YT Premium sucker here.
My justification is that my time is worth more than the subscription.
I never watched the ads - I just sat there waiting for the first opportunity to click skip.
Even if I only did that about 3 minutes a day then that was 15 hours a year which I'd never get back.
I'm not sure I'll stick with it but at the moment, there's enough material to justify paying so will continue to do so.
My justification is that my time is worth more than the subscription.
I never watched the ads - I just sat there waiting for the first opportunity to click skip.
Even if I only did that about 3 minutes a day then that was 15 hours a year which I'd never get back.
I'm not sure I'll stick with it but at the moment, there's enough material to justify paying so will continue to do so.
I think most of us can cope with ad breaks if they were obviously slotted into the right part of the main programme - with an "End of Part 1", End of Part 2" type intro to each ad break.
You Tube (due to the nature of the beast) just throws ads in irrespective of what stage the programme is at or if a person is mid sentence etc. They are just abrupt and intrusive and consequently, very annoying.
And they are also for products and/or procedures which are highly dubious and borderline illegal and very likely in contravention of UK Advertising Standards.
Does the UK Advertising Standards Authority have any power over the content shown on You Tube ads?
You Tube (due to the nature of the beast) just throws ads in irrespective of what stage the programme is at or if a person is mid sentence etc. They are just abrupt and intrusive and consequently, very annoying.
And they are also for products and/or procedures which are highly dubious and borderline illegal and very likely in contravention of UK Advertising Standards.
Does the UK Advertising Standards Authority have any power over the content shown on You Tube ads?
J4CKO said:
I resisted YT Premium for ages, but as its my main way of watching stuff, I caved and am paying for it and its rather wonderful.
Not cheap, but then neither is your time and watching another Cadbury advert with some kid using buttons as currency or another drone/earwax removal spanner or whatever that nobody wants you to know about advert, I decided £16.99 is a small price to pay not to have that bks every 5 minutes.
Some channels/videos are almost unwatchable such is the ferocity of the ad content.
No need to pay that much, get a VPN and sign up at the Ukraine/Turkey etc prices.Not cheap, but then neither is your time and watching another Cadbury advert with some kid using buttons as currency or another drone/earwax removal spanner or whatever that nobody wants you to know about advert, I decided £16.99 is a small price to pay not to have that b
ks every 5 minutes. Some channels/videos are almost unwatchable such is the ferocity of the ad content.
I pay for Premium - I watch more youtube than anything else, so to me it's worth the money as it gives me YouTube music as well.
I noticed before I started on Premium, certain channels were just ridiculous with the amount of adverts in the - Edd China's channel being a particular nightmare - add to that the ads that are baked in to the content as well, and it's going to take you 40 minutes to see 20 minutes of actual content.
I'd not go back to the ad supported model - I'll either pay or not bother watching. There seems to be a general decline across the channels I subscribe to anyway at the moment (limited sample size of around 100 channels admittedly), and I'm struggling to find anything new that holds my interest enough to subscribe.
I noticed before I started on Premium, certain channels were just ridiculous with the amount of adverts in the - Edd China's channel being a particular nightmare - add to that the ads that are baked in to the content as well, and it's going to take you 40 minutes to see 20 minutes of actual content.
I'd not go back to the ad supported model - I'll either pay or not bother watching. There seems to be a general decline across the channels I subscribe to anyway at the moment (limited sample size of around 100 channels admittedly), and I'm struggling to find anything new that holds my interest enough to subscribe.
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I feel premium is decent value for money as it comes with the Music as well, have binned off Spotify.
The price in the UK is £12 per month, it's likely £17 if you pay for via Apples playstore, if you subscribe directly from the website it's a fiver cheaper.
Shaoxter said:
J4CKO said:
I resisted YT Premium for ages, but as its my main way of watching stuff, I caved and am paying for it and its rather wonderful.
Not cheap, but then neither is your time and watching another Cadbury advert with some kid using buttons as currency or another drone/earwax removal spanner or whatever that nobody wants you to know about advert, I decided £16.99 is a small price to pay not to have that bks every 5 minutes.
Some channels/videos are almost unwatchable such is the ferocity of the ad content.
No need to pay that much, get a VPN and sign up at the Ukraine/Turkey etc prices.Not cheap, but then neither is your time and watching another Cadbury advert with some kid using buttons as currency or another drone/earwax removal spanner or whatever that nobody wants you to know about advert, I decided £16.99 is a small price to pay not to have that b
ks every 5 minutes. Some channels/videos are almost unwatchable such is the ferocity of the ad content.
Eric Mc said:
Does the UK Advertising Standards Authority have any power over the content shown on You Tube ads?
ASA falls under the control of OfCom and yes, they do indeed have the power to remove ads from You Tube as they do with any other media.The difference between TV and You Tube ads is that with TV, the ads have to go through a clearing process before they get aired. Broadcasters are not allowed to air an advert unless it's been independently cleared first. This checks any claims made are truthful and that other standards have been met. With You Tube and other internet based advertising, pre-clearing doesn't happen so OfCom respond to consumer complaints reactively.
They do use technology to pro-actively address errant ads but this has some serious flaws (IMO).
I recently ran a campaign for a client (a Police Force) that was encouraging parents to speak to their kids about knives. The ads were quite hard hitting and emotive but conformed to all the guidelines. But the 'system' added two and two and came up with six, decreeing that we were promoting violence when the exact opposite was the case.
sandman77 said:
untakenname said:
The price in the UK is £12 per month, it's likely £17 if you pay for via Apples playstore, if you subscribe directly from the website it's a fiver cheaper.
Or use a VPN to sign up (and it’s only needed for initial sign up) and it will be under £2 a month. Onelastattempt said:
sandman77 said:
untakenname said:
The price in the UK is £12 per month, it's likely £17 if you pay for via Apples playstore, if you subscribe directly from the website it's a fiver cheaper.
Or use a VPN to sign up (and it’s only needed for initial sign up) and it will be under £2 a month. 
StevieBee said:
ASA falls under the control of OfCom and yes, they do indeed have the power to remove ads from You Tube as they do with any other media.
The difference between TV and You Tube ads is that with TV, the ads have to go through a clearing process before they get aired. Broadcasters are not allowed to air an advert unless it's been independently cleared first. This checks any claims made are truthful and that other standards have been met. With You Tube and other internet based advertising, pre-clearing doesn't happen so OfCom respond to consumer complaints reactively.
They do use technology to pro-actively address errant ads but this has some serious flaws (IMO).
I recently ran a campaign for a client (a Police Force) that was encouraging parents to speak to their kids about knives. The ads were quite hard hitting and emotive but conformed to all the guidelines. But the 'system' added two and two and came up with six, decreeing that we were promoting violence when the exact opposite was the case.
Interesting, thanks.The difference between TV and You Tube ads is that with TV, the ads have to go through a clearing process before they get aired. Broadcasters are not allowed to air an advert unless it's been independently cleared first. This checks any claims made are truthful and that other standards have been met. With You Tube and other internet based advertising, pre-clearing doesn't happen so OfCom respond to consumer complaints reactively.
They do use technology to pro-actively address errant ads but this has some serious flaws (IMO).
I recently ran a campaign for a client (a Police Force) that was encouraging parents to speak to their kids about knives. The ads were quite hard hitting and emotive but conformed to all the guidelines. But the 'system' added two and two and came up with six, decreeing that we were promoting violence when the exact opposite was the case.
Some of the products and services (especially those linked to health and medical issues) on You Tube are downright dangerous. They would not make to a TV screen through normal methods.
YouTube premium is one of my best purchases in recent times. Particularly as a very heavy user.
The issue with anonymous browsing is you do miss out on a lot of the recommendations which usually lead to finding the most amazing channels and people.
It's fine if you just want to watch a specific person or video. But for me, it misses the whole point which is to find other content and entertainment. It would be like having Netflix but only watching specific shows you knew abuot and not being made aware of all the other 5* shows.
The issue with anonymous browsing is you do miss out on a lot of the recommendations which usually lead to finding the most amazing channels and people.
It's fine if you just want to watch a specific person or video. But for me, it misses the whole point which is to find other content and entertainment. It would be like having Netflix but only watching specific shows you knew abuot and not being made aware of all the other 5* shows.
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