That’s why ... so they have to make their peace with watching ads to support their favorite creators and the YouTube platform. Lately, however, users have been getting really long, unskippable ...

The longer your phone lasts ... to allow apps to be automatically updated in the background, but if not, make sure you go into your app store of choice and check that you're running the latest ...

YouTube ads are now unskippable and can last for several hours, just to deter users with adblockers. Google is cracking down ...

In response, Google has intensified its crackdown on such freeloaders, particularly in 2025, by introducing extreme deterrents like unskippable ads lasting several hours. In 2024, YouTube had ...

A few strange instances of YouTube users witnessing hour-long, unskippable advertisements were recently covered by Android Authority. Several irate viewers shared similar experiences about YouTube’s ...

That’s why ... YouTube or try YouTube Premium for an ad free experience.” Normally, unskippable ads on YouTube are limited to 15 seconds in duration. However, Google admits that they’re ...

Users with ad blockers are reporting seeing hourslong unskippable ads. Users with ad blockers are reporting seeing hourslong unskippable ads. Dominic Preston is a news editor with over a ...

Google is taking stronger action against YouTube users who rely on ad blockers. The company has introduced a new strategy: extremely long, unskippable ... That’s why the use of ad blockers ...

Google has responded after a YouTube viewer went viral showing a 60-minute unskippable ad ... YouTube subreddit to share one reason why people often use ad-blockers on the website.

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 ... response that reads much like the one given ...