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Hours-long unskippable ads spotted on YouTube. What’s going on?
The biggest one, which we couldn’t verify, is a claim to have seen a 90-hour unskippable ad. Android Authority reports that Google has confirmed a crackdown on YouTube users who use ad blockers.
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After ad blocker users were shown unskippable ads for nearly three hours, YouTube said it 'did not set up such ads'
Since around January 2025, there have been a series of reports of YouTube displaying unskippable ads that last for several hours. Since these ads are being displayed to users of 'ad blockers' that ...
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Google is mercifully killing YouTube’s unskippable 30-second ads
In a statement originally provided to Campaign, Google explained: “We’ve decided to stop supporting 30-second unskippable ads as of 2018 and focus instead on formats that work well for both us ...
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YouTube targeting free users with hour-long ads
In 2025, this has escalated to unskippable ads lasting for hours, with some users reporting ads spanning up to 90 hours, though the accuracy of this claim is unverified. Google has confirmed the ...