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laser3kw's avatar
laser3kw
Binge Watcher
21 days ago

Re: No ad blocker for YouTube on Roku

Add me to the list of users who are irritated at the sudden injection of ads while watching content. I normally have Youtube playing music while I work, but I have noticed it on other platforms.. It use to be enjoyable, but now....... I get lengthy ads / commercials some times twice during a cut - which is less than 4 minutes! Try to listen to a play list? Impossible. And of course, many times it is the same annoying ads. I can't believe that's the best they can do. So, Now I've tuned out - which defeats the reason to inject ads - now I don't see any of them. I'm sure Youtube will be happy as the clicks drop off

I read (here) that this is controlled by Roku and not the content providers. True?  Go back to the enjoyable platform

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  • RokuSuzetteL's avatar
    RokuSuzetteL
    Community Moderator

    Hey, laser3kw 

    We know how important it is for you to enjoy streaming YouTube without ad interruptions.

    Just a quick note, Roku handles ads on its home screen and within The Roku Channel, but any ads shown in the YouTube app are managed by YouTube itself. You can have YouTube Premium to enjoy ad-free access.

    Thanks,
    Roku Community Team