YouTube viewers will start seeing ads after ‘peak’ moments in videos

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/youtube-viewers-will-start-seeing-ads-after-peak-moments-in-videos/

YouTube's new ad format leverages Gemini AI to identify moments it believes have the highest viewer engagement to place the ad after.

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lime@feddit.nu · 9 pts · 1y

which, with the current sponsorblock herd immunity, means they'll go right at the end of sponsored segments.

58008@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

No we fucking won't 😂

nepenthes@feddit.it · 3 pts · 1y

AdNauseam + uBlock Origin

ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

I guess we'll be pushing the ads to the end then. The peaks are usually after in-video ads.

Stillwater@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

I figured this was already happening

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