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Vietnam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds - Saigoneer (saigoneer.com)
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As Phụ Nữ reports, Vietnam recently announced Decree No. 342, which details a number of provisions to the national Advertising Law, due to take effect from February 15, 2026. The adjustments are expected to place stricter control on Vietnam’s online advertising activities to protect consumers and curb illegal ads.

Amongst the decree articles, some standout stipulations include a hard cap on the waiting time before viewers can skip video and animated ads to no more than 5 seconds. Static ads must be immediately cancellable.

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[–] lostme@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

you'd be better off connecting to the netherlands or some other country that straight up don't get ads though

[–] FlembleFabber@sh.itjust.works 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Uhhh we have ads...

[–] lostme@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

i think i confused it with twitch from a couple of years ago, quick google search says people are using albanian VPNs to avoid ads on youtube
not that it matters much since using ublock is easier anyway

sorry for spreading misinformation on the internet, i take my L+bozo card ._.

[–] FlembleFabber@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago

Fair enough! You have my respect