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> I don't get what they're plan is. "This launch is a giant step forward in our efforts to bring rich content to Reddit, following last year’s release of nativ

> I don't get what they're plan is. "This launch is a giant step forward in our efforts to bring rich content to Reddit, following last year’s release of native image hosting and our introduction of native video ads earlier this year." Which means having to watch a 30 second ad before a 15second video clip.

stephengillie 9y ago
Also another giant step away from Imgur, who has a very simple YouTube-to-hosted-GIF meme maker.
parthdesai 9y ago
Looks like i'll have to remove reddit from whitelisted sites on my ad-blocker. Sigh.
- paulcole 9y ago
  Why? They're hosting content you want to see? Can't you just watch their ads?
  - sergiotapia 9y ago
    Some people consider ads immoral and predatory. If we're lucky enough to know how insidious they are, and have the means to block them, we should.
    - paulcole 9y ago
      Guess I just don't understand that idea of thinking ads are immoral but having no problem enjoying content without providing payment for it (in this case eyeballs).
    - tomcam 9y ago
      How do these supremely moral people expect content to be paid for?
  - fweespeech 9y ago
    Some of us just genuinely hate autoplay ads.
    - paulcole 9y ago
      Yeah I mean who likes them? But if I like the content on a site, I'll watch them. Who knows, maybe I will see something I want to buy.
      - parthdesai 9y ago
        reddit is the only site that i have white listed because the ads on it aren't obtrusive. If i have to watch a 30 second ad for a 15 second video, i personally find it annoying and obtrusive. I'll gladly donate to reddit via other means to show my support.
        gooeyblob 9y ago
        Reddit gold opts you out of all ads, not that there are any ads on videos now.
        paulcole 9y ago
        What moral objection are you planning to use to avoid paying for Reddit Gold?
        parthdesai 9y ago
        Who said i'm avoiding it? When reddit starts to roll out video ads, i'll buy reddit gold and use ad-blocker at the same time.
      - fweespeech 9y ago
        I just start blacklisting sites with those tbh. Just refuse to use them altogether. No content is worth the annoyance.
pmoriarty 9y ago
"Which means having to watch a 30 second ad before a 15second video clip." Hopefully you'll be able to just use youtube-dl or a similar app to download the video and skip the ads, just as you can for videos that are on youtube.
- tome 9y ago
  Even simpler, Ad Block Plus or UBlock Origin block adverts on YouTube. I'm not sure which it is because I've got both, but I definitely notice the annoying difference when I watch YouTube on another browser!
  - passivepinetree 9y ago
    uBlock Origin definitely does. I thought there might have been a downside to using multiple adblockers...is that not the case?
    - tome 9y ago
      I've never noticed a problem using both.
  - thomastjeffery 9y ago
    They both do. I'm not sure why you would use them both, though.

stephengillie 9y ago

Also another giant step away from Imgur, who has a very simple YouTube-to-hosted-GIF meme maker.

parthdesai 9y ago

Looks like i'll have to remove reddit from whitelisted sites on my ad-blocker. Sigh.

paulcole 9y ago
Why? They're hosting content you want to see? Can't you just watch their ads?
- sergiotapia 9y ago
  Some people consider ads immoral and predatory. If we're lucky enough to know how insidious they are, and have the means to block them, we should.
  - paulcole 9y ago
    Guess I just don't understand that idea of thinking ads are immoral but having no problem enjoying content without providing payment for it (in this case eyeballs).
  - tomcam 9y ago
    How do these supremely moral people expect content to be paid for?
- fweespeech 9y ago
  Some of us just genuinely hate autoplay ads.
  - paulcole 9y ago
    Yeah I mean who likes them? But if I like the content on a site, I'll watch them. Who knows, maybe I will see something I want to buy.
    - parthdesai 9y ago
      reddit is the only site that i have white listed because the ads on it aren't obtrusive. If i have to watch a 30 second ad for a 15 second video, i personally find it annoying and obtrusive. I'll gladly donate to reddit via other means to show my support.
      - gooeyblob 9y ago
        Reddit gold opts you out of all ads, not that there are any ads on videos now.
      - paulcole 9y ago
        What moral objection are you planning to use to avoid paying for Reddit Gold?
        parthdesai 9y ago
        Who said i'm avoiding it? When reddit starts to roll out video ads, i'll buy reddit gold and use ad-blocker at the same time.
    - fweespeech 9y ago
      I just start blacklisting sites with those tbh. Just refuse to use them altogether. No content is worth the annoyance.

pmoriarty 9y ago

"Which means having to watch a 30 second ad before a 15second video clip." Hopefully you'll be able to just use youtube-dl or a similar app to download the video and skip the ads, just as you can for videos that are on youtube.

tome 9y ago
Even simpler, Ad Block Plus or UBlock Origin block adverts on YouTube. I'm not sure which it is because I've got both, but I definitely notice the annoying difference when I watch YouTube on another browser!
- passivepinetree 9y ago
  uBlock Origin definitely does. I thought there might have been a downside to using multiple adblockers...is that not the case?
  - tome 9y ago
    I've never noticed a problem using both.
- thomastjeffery 9y ago
  They both do. I'm not sure why you would use them both, though.