• ByteWelder@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    If they put the ads in the stream, you can just fast-forward. I don’t think it’ll work out well for Google.

    • GHiLA@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      Oh, turns out each ad is 15 seconds long per an agreement to standardize playback.

      Oh, turns out you can’t skip the first 30 seconds of a video.

      Oh, turns out if the first 15 seconds doesn’t play, the playback disables entirely.

      ~Solutions a lowly forklift repair technician came up with in five seconds.

      Imagine what a Google developer might think of.