The two accounted for 20 percent of all television viewing time in the United States in May — 12.5 percent for YouTube, 7.5 ...

Once upon a time, Aussie kids didn’t race to skip the ads. We quoted them at recess and hummed them in the backseat of the ...

As Prime Video turns into ad-laced television, I paid Rs 1,499 only to get interrupted and then was asked to pay Rs 699 more ...

YouTube is also testing a combination of 15-second unskippable ads alongside bumper ads. 30-second ads that can’t be skipped on YouTube are nothing new.

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 ...

News Hours-long unskippable ads spotted on YouTube. What’s going on? Google has offered an explanation for why these ads are happening and what users can do about it.

Users with ad blockers are reporting seeing hourslong unskippable ads. Users with ad blockers are reporting seeing hourslong unskippable ads. Google has denied reports that it’s serving ...

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

Google cracks down on YouTube ad blockers with unskippable ads lasting hours, sparking user backlash and platform debates.

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 ...

YouTube users are reporting seeing unskippable multi-hour ads, but it seems like they might be limited to users running ad-blockers.