Google has denied reports that it’s serving unskippable ads that last for minutes or even hours to some YouTube users who ...

YouTube ads are getting more frustrating, with some users reporting unskippable ads that are nearly an hour long. Are ad blockers to blame?

Users are subject to the obligatory 15-second unskippable ads ... Another user posted a picture with a whopping 2-hour 52-minute ad. To put that in perspective, The Lord Of The Ring: Fellowship ...

Normally, unskippable ads on YouTube are limited to 15 seconds in duration. However, Google admits that they’re making an effort to identify ad-blocking users and discourage them from using ad ...

Clearly, many YouTube users are encountering unskippable ads that last much longer than the standard 15 seconds, with some ads stretching well beyond two minutes, even though Google’s ...

Google has been taking its crusade against adblockers to a whole new level lately, and users are speculating that unskippable multi-hour ads are its latest weapon. Over the past week, Redditors ...

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 ...

In a statement about this YouTube behavior, Google told Android Authority that regular in-stream unskippable ads are no longer than 15 seconds on mobile and 60 seconds on TV. It reiterated that ...

Some users are seeing hour-long unskippable ads on YouTube. No, seriously… an hour. I wouldn’t blame anyone if they resorted to ad blockers after dealing with that sort of nightmare.