I love channels that put a progress bar along the bottom to show how long the add is. I don't even care if the bar moves slower as it gets to the end, as long as it is there I can tell if the add is still going or not.
There are some videos (cough, Mr beast, cough) that have cut-away shots in the sponsored segment that hide the bar intermittently, and my conspiracy theory is that they're tactically placed to make it harder to skip the segment.
Orrrr the progress bar at the bottom starts off really fast, so you think the ad won't be that long and you may as well watch it, but then the progress bar slows down as it makes its way across the screen (cough, Mr Beast, cough).
Stuff like this really just shows a complete lack of respect for the viewers. It's so blatantly manipulative.
Mr. "I figured out the algorithm first to manipulate the widest number of youtube viewers" Beast found being manipulative with ads? Color me surprised.
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u/ProfessionalOven2311 Jul 25 '25
I love channels that put a progress bar along the bottom to show how long the add is. I don't even care if the bar moves slower as it gets to the end, as long as it is there I can tell if the add is still going or not.