YouTube shows you what you ask it to show you. The vast majority of content has no ads. You can easily go forever without seeing one.

That’s like saying Verizon has ads because I see ads on the internet.

>The vast majority of content has no ads.

you're only pedantically correct in the sense that most videos on the internet have under 10 views.

Practically speaking, I'd be surprised if you can watch any video from a content creator with > 10k subs and not have some sort of sponsored segment.

Not my experience of youtube at all, but I primarily watch longer, more analytical content. It almost all has ads.

Apparently you do also see youtube's ads

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42131778

I don' really mind CC sponsors because that supports the actual creator, not Google's. Seems to be the best deal for everyone involved.

Yeah this is the problem. You still need sponsorblock to make it watchable even if you subscribe. Then you might as well go the full way and adblock.

If YouTube would force content creators to upload sponsor-free versions for premium subscribers, the subscription might actually be worth it.

It'd be nice if, at the very least, they were asked to be upfront and put a "sponsored" disclaimer on titles so we could make an informed choice.

They do have that. Any video you click in with a sponsored segment says "includes paid promotion" on the top left corner.

I don’t really care about sponsor segments. They’re quickly and easily skipped. Sponsor-free videos for premium subscribers would be nice but it’s a pretty small thing.

I do hate them, especially when it's more than one. And when skipping it's hard to find the end of them.

I have to say I find watching videos a chore anyway, I'll always prefer written content. But often it's not available or not as well suited (eg for a review it's good to see the product).

But I would never pay for premium if it means I still get ads, it doesn't matter where they come from.

I have never seen two sponsored segments in a single video. I think that goes against most standard sponsored agreements. Those may just be regular ads.

>I'll always prefer written content. But often it's not available or not as well suited

Makes sense, this whole post is because text ads is proving hard to monetize. Menawhile, video is flourishing for now.

>it doesn't matter where they come from.

Matters to me. I wanna support the little guy with my time, not the trillion dollar conglomerate.

Another fun fact, but your youtube premium sub also spreads out some extra revenue to whichever creators you watch that month.