| Just to summarize: I have nothing against marketing/ads as long as it is responsible, treats me with respect, as a human being, and does not break local laws. I have multiple problems with YouTube ads and online ads in general.
It seems, to me, that there are severe flaws in online advertisement regulations or it's just extremely hard to enforce. One can compare the regulations and what responsibilities advertisers have for ads in other media vs. online ads. Here are some of the reasons why I have problems with YouTube ads: 1. Online ads are often scummy, marketing some pyramid scheme, plainly lying with fake videos/screenshots, breaking my country's laws (probably, hard to verify) or, in the case of some web ads, contain malware. 2. YouTube takes no responsibility for what is shown to me or on which videos (for example, showing political propaganda from "ultra right" as ads). 3. The amount of online ads per minute of video is often obscene, even if you can skip some of them. 4. Ads volume is through the roof - this is intentional. 5. (off-topic) Zero protection from YouTube against abuse of copyright strikes. 6. (off-topic) YouTube takes no responsibility for their recommendation algorithms and yet wants to make money on all videos, regardless of the topic. I think such behaviour is irresponsible for such a big corporation as Alphabet. Edit:
To summarize: please treat me with respect and I'll watch your ads. |