How many times I looked for guidance on YouTube on some software, or cooking recipe or some rare clip, just to find out it was not what I was looking for by the dislikes?
Now I’ll have to watch ”fix your xxx with this easy trick” at 2x speed to know it was crap.
Both Google and rights holders don't care. The more of the video you sit through, the more ads they get to shove in your face. It's a win-win situation for both parties.
I'm using Ublock + Umatrix and still seeing a huge surge in ads across all videos.
Youtube is also injecting pre-rolls at the beginning of content I've uploaded to a new youtube channel that is not monetized (I have no interest in putting ads in front of my content)...so I have zero interest in supporting their ad empire.
What are ads? Ublock Origin on Firefox on PC, here.