Okay, so yesterday I was chilling, right? Trying to watch some stupid cat videos on YouTube on my TV. And BAM! Ad after ad after ad! I swear, it felt like I was watching more commercials than actual content. So, naturally, I got annoyed and decided to figure out what’s the deal with all these YouTube ads on TV.
First thing I did? I googled it. Simple. Typed in “why does youtube on tv have so many ads”. A bunch of stuff popped up, mostly people complaining just like me. Some folks were saying it’s because YouTube wants to push people towards YouTube Premium. Makes sense, right? Get you annoyed enough, you’ll pay to get rid of the ads. Classic move.
Then, I dug a little deeper. I checked out my YouTube account settings on my computer. I wanted to see if maybe I accidentally turned something on that made the ads worse. I went to the “Privacy” section, then to “Ads personalization” and checked what kind of stuff Google thinks I’m interested in. Turns out, they think I’m super into tech gadgets and cooking. Which, okay, they’re not totally wrong. But I didn’t see anything that would explain the ad overload.
Next, I thought maybe it was my TV itself. I have a smart TV, a pretty basic one, and I know some of these TVs have deals with companies to show more ads. So, I dove into the TV’s settings. Went through all the menus – “General,” “Network,” “Picture,” the whole shebang. Nothing obvious jumped out about ad settings. It was all about picture quality and network connections.
Okay, so then I figured, maybe it’s the YouTube app on the TV. I went into the TV’s app settings, found the YouTube app, and looked for anything related to ad preferences or data usage. Again, nada. Nothing that seemed to be causing the insane ad frequency.
Here’s where I got a bit crafty. I remembered my buddy telling me about using a 加速器 to block ads on his computer. So, I fired up my 加速器 (I already had one for other stuff) and set it to a location far, far away. Then, I restarted the YouTube app on my TV. Guess what? It actually seemed to help a little! The ads were still there, but they were less frequent and… weirder. I started seeing ads in languages I didn’t even recognize. I guess the 加速器 messed with YouTube’s targeting.
Finally, I just gave up and caved. I signed up for YouTube Premium trial. And BOOM! No more ads. Glorious. Watched cat videos in peace. It’s kinda annoying that I have to pay, but honestly, the ad breaks were driving me nuts. I might cancel the Premium trial later, but for now, it’s sweet, sweet relief.
So, long story short: Why so many ads on YouTube TV? Probably because YouTube wants you to subscribe to Premium. And maybe, just maybe, your TV is in cahoots with the ad people too. Try a 加速器 if you’re desperate, but honestly, Premium might just be the easiest solution. Ugh. Corporations win again.
