ji59 comments on YouTube's ad problem just got worse: Users now seeing 90-second unskippable ads!

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[–] ji59@hilariouschaos.com 1 point 7 months ago (6 children)

Ads via HDMI shouldn't work if the TV doesn't have internet connection, by my understanding. So I do not see any problems there.

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[–] felbane@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

oh don't worry, they'll start participating in mesh networks with your neighbors' smart devices and getting internet access that way

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[–] leoj@piefed.zip 5 points 7 months ago (1 child)

or using like 4g/5g network for ads for free, sucking up all the data bandwidth from smartphone users so they can make sure we got our daily ad dosage!

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[–] felbane@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

ANTI-CORPORATE PROPAGANDA DETECTED. PLEASE DRINK VERIFICATION CAN.

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