Android Authority's survey shows a clear discrepancy between Google's claims about unskippable ads on YouTube and what users ...

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

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 ...

By YouTube’s own admission, unskippable ads are supposed to be limited to 15-seconds (or up to 60 seconds on YouTube TV), so whether on purpose or not, something is definitely messing up here ...

Google maintains that it restricts unskippable ads to a maximum of 15 seconds on mobile and 60 seconds on TV. Update: January 27, 2025 (10:14 PM ET): We’ve heard back from Google, and the company ...

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.