YouTube is currently in the middle of an intense war against ad blockers. The platform’s main source of income is advertisements, but if you do not want to see them, the company offers a subscription model that is ad-free and has other advantages: YouTube Premium. The problem is, You’ll see ads even if you pay premium.

A group of users of the service posted a series of complaints on Reddit, claiming that they were seeing ads even after activating their YouTube Premium subscription. Google is aware this might be a mistakeand suggests some solutions.

YouTube tells you if you see ads and subscribe to Premium

There are various types of ads on YouTube; the least annoying are the ads that appear as shortcuts or small banners in the mobile app or even on the web, inviting you to click. Other types of ads that are the worst for most people are: Are videos between 5 and 30 seconds (or more) playing? You can cut the video when you click on a video or even in the middle of the same video.

The worst part about this type of advertising is most of the time it is impossible to skipThe platform requires the video to be played completely (normally their maximum duration is 15 seconds) before you can proceed to the video you want to see.

If you have an active YouTube Premium subscription you shouldn’t see any ads There should be advertising, or at least no platform advertising. YouTube explains this on its support page:

“YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium members may still see ads or promotions added to podcasts and videos directly by the creator. The creator may also add promotional links and other features to the videos.

So YouTube says that if you pay Premium, the same platform will block you from seeing ads in videos, but it won’t block you from seeing the part of the video where a creator or YouTube is speaking. about them sponsor.

In the case of user complaints on Reddit, what some are seeing is an ad directly on YouTube that they shouldn’t be seeing. The platform has some solutions If you are experiencing this problem:

• Verify that you are not using a browsing window in incognito mode
• Verify that your YouTube Premium membership is active and not expired
• Check if you’ve blocked cookies for YouTube (this applies if you see ads in the browser)
• And last but not least, you can completely restart the application.

In some cases this is a temporary app issue or the user’s internet connection, so restarting the app may fix the problem.

This issue is not a new one: There have been complaints on YouTube support forums for several years. But, HE timing it couldn’t be worse to the company. YouTube has recently begun taking more direct steps in the fight against ad blockers, including a warning to limit video playback if a blocker is detected. However, so far this is an experiment for the platform, they have not announced that they will definitely take these measures at the global level.

via | Android Authority

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