YouTube is broadcasting more and more advertising before and during videos. We show which tool you can use to skip the ads.
YouTube has been taking rigorous action against ad blockers for some time now. Users who use such an extension on the platform may no longer be able to play videos.
But there is a way to significantly shorten advertising breaks, at least on Chrome: Ad Speedup. The extension, which is also compatible with Edge, does exactly what the name suggests: it ensures that ads play significantly faster.
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Specifically, the extension has the following features: It automatically recognizes advertising and plays it at 16x speed. For example, this shortens a 30-second ad to less than 2 seconds. In addition, the ads are automatically muted and possible “skip” buttons are automatically pressed.
The regular YouTube videos are not affected by Ad Speedup. According to the developer, there should be no problems with ad blockers activated at the same time. It is not yet clear whether YouTube will take action against this extension in the future. Watch time, which is significantly reduced by Ad Speedup, is likely to play an important role in advertising rates.
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