A child mistaking an adult actress in an explicit ad for a popular YouTuber is yet another troubling example of YouTube's ongoing bad ads problem.

A user on Reddit has recently encountered an hour-long unskippable ad on YouTube. The issue could be attributed to an ad blocker, which Google is proactively cracking down on. Google issued a statement in response to the post confirming its efforts to combat ad blockers,

YouTube users have reported encountering excessively long, un-skippable ads, with some lasting between 57 minutes to 3 hours. Screenshots shared on Reddit even show ads longer than the actual video being watched.

In response, Google has intensified its crackdown on such freeloaders, particularly in 2025, by introducing extreme deterrents like unskippable ads lasting several hours.

YouTube ads are now unskippable and can last for several hours, jsut to deter users with adblockers. Google is cracking down on freeloaders by showing excessively long ads to promote premium subscriptions.

Google has offered an explanation for why these ads are happening and what users can do about it. Whether the explanation is satisfying?

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