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Vietnam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds

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Enshittification@lemmy.world · 11 days ago

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Vietnam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appear After 5 Seconds | Saigoneer

If things go our way, YouTube’s notorious unskippable ads might be a thing of the past come this February. ...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/845753

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I know where to point my VPN next time I’m streaming stuff…

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