Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work.
I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with >relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have
zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:31:02 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work.
I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with
relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have
zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
Download adblock. I have not seen a single ad since I did.
On 16/08/2022 12:45, Mike S. wrote:
Download adblock. I have not seen a single ad since I did.
Can that actually block the ad's that are embedded in the stream you're >watching as I presumed that was just server side especially as YT offer
and ad-free money option?
Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work.
I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with >relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have
zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
Oh, right... adblockers to the rescue (I personally like 'UBlock
Origin' but I'm sure many here will have their own recommendations). I
never see adverts on YouTube... well, except for the 'sponsored' bits
added in by the creators. No annoying and spontanteous interruptions;
just content. It's bliss.
Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work.
I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have
zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
Thanks all I just had assumed that ad-blockers wouldn't work with YT. A >slight caveat this is for a Tv as I very use YT on other devices. Doing
a bit of google foo it does seem there's a solution but it's not as
simple as use this add-on.
There are a couple of apps you can load but I'm not sure I'm that happy
doing that as I know very little about them and they have to be side
loaded. The option I'm probably going for is to block a small list of >addresses on the router as that seems the easier option and I know
exactly what it will do.
Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work.
I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with >relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have
zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:31:02 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work.
I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with >>relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have >>zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
What is "YT"?
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:31:02 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work.
I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with >relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have >zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
*--
What is "YT"?
PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:31:02 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work.
I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with
relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have
zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
*--
What is "YT"?
YouTube.
On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:59:06 +0000, ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) wrote:
PW <iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:31:02 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work. >> >I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with
relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have >> >zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
*--
What is "YT"?
YouTube.
Okay - thanks Ant!!
On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 08:29:25 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
Thanks all I just had assumed that ad-blockers wouldn't work with YT. A
slight caveat this is for a Tv as I very use YT on other devices. Doing
a bit of google foo it does seem there's a solution but it's not as
simple as use this add-on.
There are a couple of apps you can load but I'm not sure I'm that happy
doing that as I know very little about them and they have to be side
loaded. The option I'm probably going for is to block a small list of
addresses on the router as that seems the easier option and I know
exactly what it will do.
Yeah, AdBlockers work best on PCs. On mobile devices, it's more
hit-or-miss. They tend to more aggressively sandbox apps, so App A
can't interfere with the running of App B. Watching video in a YouTube
app means its almost impossible to interfere with the code that
injects the advert.
(It's not impossible, but it usually involves either inserting a shim
into the OS itself - which almost always requires rooting the device -
or having the stream pass through an outside service first before they
then forward it to your device. Both methods have serious security and privacy issues).
In fact, I mostly avoid watching videos on mobile devices because of
these limitations. It's not /just/ the adverts - video uses a lot of bandwidth, battery, and time, and anyway who wants to watch a video on
a tiny 25cm screen when you have a big-screen at home - but it is a
major consideration.
I /really/ hate advertising.
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:31:02 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work.
I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with
relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have
zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
*--
What is "YT"?
On 17/08/2022 19:22, PW wrote:
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:31:02 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work.
I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with
relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have
zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
*--
What is "YT"?
Get with the times grandad :-)
On 17/08/2022 19:22, PW wrote:
On Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:31:02 +0100, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
Not about gaming but anyway, how on earth does their ad algorithm work.
I thought the idea would be to use my viewing habits to target me with
relevant ad's. What I seem to get is being targetted with things I have
zero interest in. Then repeating the same ad over and over again. If
every time I can skip it I do, take the hint - I'm not interested.
*--
What is "YT"?
Get with the times grandad :-)
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