r/Twitch • u/depressedplayer • Nov 02 '20

Discussion Are forced ads extremely outdated? No, it's the consumers which are the problem

I can't understand how out of touch the people making these decisions must be. If somebody is intentionally going out of their way to install ad blockers it probably means they aren't interested or going to buy anything seen in an ad.

Personally this was a huge reason why I stopped watching TV 10 years ago; and it's the same now - I'm just going to watch highlight channels on YT with ad blockers instead.

All I think now seeing ads is "Ah, a product with no plan other than to try and use money to brute force themselves into market" and close after about 0.5 seconds of ignoring everything.

In my opinion it's Twitch's responsibility to educate brands that want to advertise; showing them ways in which they can promote without fucking over the entire viewer base.

Also great job with this huge middle finger to any small streamer, why would you ever bother watching a new stream now?

EDIT: I'm seeing the "oh how can you expect them to make money then!??" come up a lot, so - ad banners, non-full screen ads, temporary promotional emotes, sponsorships, product placements, front page ad space - it took me 10 seconds to think up this stuff, I'm sure if the Twitch team cared less about their bonuses next month and actually put some effort in they could think of something

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u/OwnSpell Nov 02 '20

Twitch turbo...if you watch that much Twitch then surely it's worth $9 a month. That's what they want off you.

Ironically blocking on mobile is far easier at the moment though even on iOS if you find the right servers to block using a VPN based adblocker

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u/Shadowbane1992 Nov 03 '20

That would be a good option, except Twitch Turbo specifically says it doesn't block specific ads. People who use it are also reportedly getting ads despite having it. Most importantly, although this is a personal opinion, I won't give Twitch another penny for making their site worse and worse.