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[–] shamrock@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s only a matter of time before they start embedding them into the video like podcasts do and you won’t be able tell the difference between ad and video with software.

[–] Gabu@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Timestamps can still be voluntarily marked for an auto-skip feature to jump throughthe ads.

[–] shamrock@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Not if YouTube interjects the ad after uploading and the location is randomized.