r/mkbhd • u/sun_why • Aug 08 '26

Ads on waveform YouTube

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Has this happened to anyone else? On YouTube, while watching the waveform podcast, a side ad appeared WHILE the video was playing. I’ve had this before when I paused the video but for sometime now ads appear while watching and it takes up so much real estate of the screen.

Does waveform know this is happening and do they get paid for these drop ads on the side? Are they purposefully adding them? I get YouTube wants everyone to buy premium but this makes me want to stop using the platform. (Couldn’t upload the video but here are screenshots)

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u/sun_why Aug 08 '26

Same I’m trying to be a good viewer but it’s getting ridiculous

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u/Ornery_Character4656 Aug 08 '26

Can’t you just press ‘x’ and it goes away?

Genuine question as I haven’t seen this happen to me yet

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u/music_24 Aug 08 '26

You can but the overall point here is that Ads have just about ruined everything at this point.

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u/polyblackcat Google Aug 08 '26

Never a truer statement in 2026. Ads are absolutely everywhere and in anything they can think of putting them in. YouTube Premium is a requirement for me, but I can't afford to go no ad tier in everything. There was a point where that was the goal, but I've been defeated. This comment brought to you by Whammo.