▲ 125 ▼ YouTube insists that a 90-sec, unskippable ad format 'isn't something we are testing' — but furious users say 'they very much exist' (www.techradar.com) submitted 7 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@piefed.social 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world -13 points 7 months ago (2 children) JFC you are a stupid one aren't you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) OK I'll play your game. Assume that I am, and explain to me what about an HDMI port determines whether or not I'm watching YouTube on my TV?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PDFuego@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago I'm guessing they're saying if you have a TV that can access yt, then you can plug in a device that can run yt with ads blocked. Personally I gave my first smart TV the wifi password and almost immediately factory reset it when it tried to install 19 different streaming apps I didn't ask for and mostly hadn't heard of, fuck that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago (1 child) OK I'll play your game. Assume that I am, and explain to me what about an HDMI port determines whether or not I'm watching YouTube on my TV?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PDFuego@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago I'm guessing they're saying if you have a TV that can access yt, then you can plug in a device that can run yt with ads blocked. Personally I gave my first smart TV the wifi password and almost immediately factory reset it when it tried to install 19 different streaming apps I didn't ask for and mostly hadn't heard of, fuck that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PDFuego@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago I'm guessing they're saying if you have a TV that can access yt, then you can plug in a device that can run yt with ads blocked. Personally I gave my first smart TV the wifi password and almost immediately factory reset it when it tried to install 19 different streaming apps I didn't ask for and mostly hadn't heard of, fuck that. permalink fedilink source parent