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by zimpenfish 1320 days ago
> YouTube premium charging to remove ads [...] and then there are sponsorship messages

That's the main reason I won't even consider YouTube Premium - pointless to pay for "an ad-free experience" when, instead, you get a 5 minute segment in the middle of a video shilling for [flavour of the month]VPN or Audible.
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the_af 1320 days ago
Well, there are nuances.

If you are playing a playlist of music videos, "standard" ads ruin your playlist. And music videos don't have sponsor interruptions.

That said, the "sponsor segment" has become a staple in the YouTube channels I follow, and it is noticeable, but most authors will helpfully place it in its own segment, where you can skip it. I never watch the sponsor messages, because why would I? Ads suck.

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herbst 1319 days ago
If you use SmartTube App (afaik only on TV) it can automatically skip these segments (as well as ads)
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zimpenfish 1319 days ago
Alas, it is a Samsung TV with an Apple TV plugged in. Double-unsupported!
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