Streaming ads are an inevitability. They interrupt our Netflix binges, cut into Hulu dramas, and disrupt our Spotify playlists. They also support the content-creation economy on YouTube.

YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers, but don't pull your hair out when commercials interrupt your videos. There are ways to jump right to the content you want. I've been writing about ...

If you immediately hit the Skip Ads, it's no longer considered, as YouTube calls it, an "engaged-view conversation," and the creator won't receive any of the ad money that would be owed to them if ...

It may only take a few seconds for the "skip ad" button to appear on a YouTube video, but sometimes that wait feels like an eternity. Unfortunately, some users have been forced to wait far longer ...

Google makes the majority of its money through ads. That's not an industry secret. Since YouTube is a Google product with no ...

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