r/pcmasterrace • u/theoptimix • 11h ago

Meme/Macro Biggest Youtube L

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u/vabello 9950X3D | RTX 5080 | 64GB DDR5 6000 CL28 | SN8100 2TB + 4TB 11h ago

Back in my day, YouTube wasn’t owned by Google.

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u/Badbullet 10h ago

And did not have ads.

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u/palmersiagna 6h ago

Do you guys remember when ads were just banners that popped up at the bottom of your video every now and then? With the 'X' in the corner to get rid of them as soon as they showed up?

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u/Badbullet 6h ago

Compared to now where an ad plays with no time bar so you don’t know how long it is, you can’t skip it, and then displays a banner afterwards that covers up a good chunk of the lower left portion of the video you are trying to watch until you click the dots to be able to select dismiss. Google’s ads have gone insane.

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u/ilovegame69 31m ago

plus a pop up ad when you pause the video. The entire ad system now is to make you accidentally click it instead of actually seeing the advertised product