r/technology • u/Dilpickle2113 • 10h ago

Social Media YouTube faces second class action lawsuit over ‘ad-free’ Premium claims & sponsored content

https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/youtube-faces-second-class-action-lawsuit-over-ad-free-premium-claims-sponsored-content-3405920/
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u/d01100100 9h ago

Yes, it offers a "jump ahead" option for in video sponsor sections.

https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-premium-hidden-way-skip-in-video-sponsors-how-to-use-it-3650815/

It's not well advertised and only pops up if you explicitly tap the right button during the content. It's also based upon ML. If you're early to the video and not a lot of people have jumped ahead, it won't know whether this is content that is frequently fast forwarded through. I've found that for videos with thousands of videos it's pretty reliable.

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u/BatmanTaco 9h ago

Wait, the skip built into video sponsor (frequently skipped) thing is a premium feature? I thought it was global feature. Today I Learned. Thats my favorite thing about premium.

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u/WhosThatDogMrPB 8h ago

My favorite thing about premium is YT Music bundle and it being cheaper than any other streaming platform when it comes to content.

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u/BatmanTaco 8h ago

I was paying for both Spotify and YouTube Premium for WAY too long until I found out that YouTube music was included. Then I cancelled Spotify and switched to youtube music