On mobile I’ve noticed there’s a button have to click to remove the ad. It’s maddening. I click the button to skip. So they added layers of ads. You gotta click skip twice to get to the video. Now there’s shit covering up my interface that I have to remove. So much shit.
this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2026
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YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!
(www.androidauthority.com)
That’s crazy. I’m seeing as long as 15 seconds ads and considering no longer wasting my time on YouTube
I already deleted the app from my phone once they introduced modal overlay ads that you have to dismiss
Yeah, Though I don't see ADs myself as I use Ad blockers, my friends do and they told me how bad it is. It was bad before with 60 second ADs, and now, its worse.
Yea I put in the effort and set up my pinchflat quadlet again. Fuck this.