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MontanaMama

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17. I use the option to skip

Reply to SamKnause (Reply #15)

Wed Feb 5, 2020, 05:35 PM

Feb 2020

after the obligatory 5 seconds. If you miss the window, however, they serve up another ad. I’ll look into AdBlock if it really helps. I hate those ads...they’re rwnj ads for the most part.

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I'm a liberal guy... why am I seeing so many CONSERVATIVE Youtube pre-video ads? Serious question! [View all] battleknight24 Feb 2020 OP

Because they know how to do messaging and we are not good at it. Squinch Feb 2020 #1

Well.... Tweedy Feb 2020 #21

What you are asking about isn't messaging. Squinch Feb 2020 #24

"are people pouring in tons of money to bomb Youtube" TwilightZone Feb 2020 #2

+1 crickets Feb 2020 #9

Because you aint savvy enough to block ads? Brainfodder Feb 2020 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Feb 2020 #4

it only costs a couple bucks to be a member here and you will be ad-free Kali Feb 2020 #5

I tried to do that recently and for some reason crickets Feb 2020 #13

PayPal can be whacky, I do know that Kali Feb 2020 #16

No need - new browser handled it like a champ. crickets Feb 2020 #19

Try AdBlock. SamKnause Feb 2020 #6

You use AdBlock on YouTube? MontanaMama Feb 2020 #8

With good blocklist filters. crickets Feb 2020 #11

Huh. MontanaMama Feb 2020 #14

I never see any ads. SamKnause Feb 2020 #15

I use the option to skip MontanaMama Feb 2020 #17

If you are talking about embedded videos, that's a different animal. Brainfodder Feb 2020 #18

Sorry I don't understand. SamKnause Feb 2020 #20

Added the ad(s) to the actual video file. Brainfodder Feb 2020 #22

I get them too MontanaMama Feb 2020 #7

Much of it is sponsored by Russia. nt coti Feb 2020 #10

Epoch Times got kicked off FB -banned . So Falun Gong put the $$$ in to YouTube so that's one lunasun Feb 2020 #12

I never see any ads with AdBlock pstokely Feb 2020 #23