Rainstorm sounds on youTube videos to help you sleep but are interrupted by scammercials for “The air conditioner that runs on free energy!” or “The supplement everybody is using to burn fat overnight”.
Adblockers are your friends. I will generally whitelist sites that I use frequently if the ads aren’t too intrusive, but if they are everywhere (IE they outnumber the content) or if they are video ads they get blocked
I discovered something cool that may not continue for much longer. I go to at least two Web Sites that have basically said “You can’t see our content until you disable your Ad Blocker”. But, for some reason, they can’t see the Malwarebytes Browser Guard, which proceeds to block the ads (or at least most of them)! And, for most Sites, it’s good to have more than one running anyway…
Being a devil’s advocate, it’s the advertisers that pay so you don’t have to. There are people behind the scenes who keep the sites running along with server farms, buildings to house them and electricity to power them. 5 seconds is a small price to pay for me then I hit “skip”. I can’t do that when I’m watching TV or listening to the radio.
Commercial breaks during TV programs now drone on for four or five minutes … even longer late at night, when the caliber of the commercials is at its lowest point. I have DIRECTV, and prerecord what I want, so I never have to sit through commercials. There are some ads I enjoy, and will watch them in full every time they appear — but definitely NOT the ads from drug companies. I immediately hit fast-forward every time someone says he/she suffers from “moderate to severe” something-or- other.
Yakety Sax 5 months ago
I skip any that start with “Must See!”
Zykoic 5 months ago
Rainstorm sounds on youTube videos to help you sleep but are interrupted by scammercials for “The air conditioner that runs on free energy!” or “The supplement everybody is using to burn fat overnight”.
up2trixx 5 months ago
Adblockers are your friends. I will generally whitelist sites that I use frequently if the ads aren’t too intrusive, but if they are everywhere (IE they outnumber the content) or if they are video ads they get blocked
assrdood 5 months ago
I’m with Will on this one!
baskate_2000 5 months ago
Got that right!
HOTLOTUS1 5 months ago
best thing about facebook is marketplace.
pheets 5 months ago
Best thing about FB for me is that I don’t use it and manage to survive quite well , thank you :)
rockyridge1977 5 months ago
Scroll on…….
ChessPirate 5 months ago
I discovered something cool that may not continue for much longer. I go to at least two Web Sites that have basically said “You can’t see our content until you disable your Ad Blocker”. But, for some reason, they can’t see the Malwarebytes Browser Guard, which proceeds to block the ads (or at least most of them)! And, for most Sites, it’s good to have more than one running anyway…
SheMc 5 months ago
Oh good, not only me then hahaha!
cuzinron47 5 months ago
He has the attention span of a dog.
Drgnslr Premium Member 5 months ago
Being a devil’s advocate, it’s the advertisers that pay so you don’t have to. There are people behind the scenes who keep the sites running along with server farms, buildings to house them and electricity to power them. 5 seconds is a small price to pay for me then I hit “skip”. I can’t do that when I’m watching TV or listening to the radio.
maureenmck Premium Member 5 months ago
Commercial breaks during TV programs now drone on for four or five minutes … even longer late at night, when the caliber of the commercials is at its lowest point. I have DIRECTV, and prerecord what I want, so I never have to sit through commercials. There are some ads I enjoy, and will watch them in full every time they appear — but definitely NOT the ads from drug companies. I immediately hit fast-forward every time someone says he/she suffers from “moderate to severe” something-or- other.
KEA 5 months ago
Occasionally on YouTube, the preceding ad is longer than the video.
eddi-TBH 5 months ago
If I wanted ads, I’d buy a television.
bwswolf 5 months ago
Best thing about Facebook …….. is “NOT” having it ….. :)