Well, it seems to be official now. Starting April 14, 2025 Google will update its Unfair advantage policy to say it is allowed to show the same ad, from the same company, going to the same page, as long as the ad is in a different ad location. Google was just experimenting with double serving ads earlier and now it is officially going to be allowed.

  • @Zarxrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
    17•5 days ago

    Yeah, normal YouTube is totally unwatchable. If you have a Roku device, the Playlet app can let you watch without ads. There are probably methods for other devices too.

    • yeehawEnglish
      1•1 hour ago

      Roku is terrible too though. Their data collection is bad and they’ve started tightening their grip on some things.

    • MaggiWuerzeEnglish
      3•4 days ago

      Sure, after you’ve waded through the swamp of Roku ads, you could get an adfree youtube experience with that