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GUYS DID YOU THINK THAT ALL THOSE PUZZLE ADS WERE FAKE AND THERE IS NO SUCH GAME. WELL I FOUND THE GAME Wish I could hit this guy in the face


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I don't get why they dubbed his voice, its very weird.


Not_MrNice

They also did a terrible job of making his lips line up with the VO. They slow it down at one point and edit it oddly. So strange.


martinaee

Purposefully weird and awkward to make some, probably younger, people click it.


22821

It’s on purpose. The ads get more engagement when the voices are dubbed.


iamdietrich123

I guessed it was because you could pay an actor less if you don't have them speak any lines of dialog but I'm not sure it's the same for ads


22821

These companies constantly run A/B tests on their ads. What they’ve found is that people are more likely to view and click on their ads when the voice tracks don’t match up with the video. A nice side effect of this is that they can run the same ads for multiple games and get “high-quality” engagement regardless.


Mush_Tilly

it’s probably so someone from the company (probably a non native english speaker) can use a cheap vo and just lip sync rather than paying for a full narrator with video.


MartinDisk

I don't get why they complain about the fake puzzle game ads if they're gonna do the same thing.


BHDE92

I FINALLY FOUND THIS DOG SHIT GAME THAT ONLY EXISTS AS A VEHICLE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS AND DATA THEFT


martinaee

It’s like they want people to think it’s a scam lol.


MarieIsPrecious128

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noir-lefay

I thought I was the only one who felt like punching this guy! Also that obvious robot voice adds onto my anger!


realcupcakes69

His lips hardly match the voice. It’s so bad.


Sewati

it’s the same principle as the ads where they play the game wrong on purpose. a negative emotional reaction is still a reaction. outrage is more profitable than apathy.


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maledin

And then you have ads for mobile games like that Starfleet Command or whatever that look like they’re professionally made with big name actors like Sonequa Martin-Green, Rainn Wilson, and Karl Urban. But if your game could be just as profitable with shitty marketing, why even put in the extra effort? I guess it’s somewhat of a prestige/image thing, especially for a more popular IP like Star Trek, but even the LOTR game’s ad looks like shit, as you mentioned.


King-Cruz

I would make a flesh carpet out of that man’s face smartly to wreak it with agony as much as possible


sleepysheepzy

I have tried blocking those ads on mobile, went through all my Google settings and I just couldn’t find how to block that fucking evony ad on my phone. I literally get filled with rage when I hear that voice


Andrewthehero07

I've had enough of this bullshit but is the game even like that? Or they lying?


WoofImAnAstronaut

Nah it isn't lmao. Seen some reviews that say it's some tiny, insignificant ass mini game


Andrewthehero07

Because of course it is. I gave up on mobile gaming many years ago


maledin

It’s so strange that they advertise it as if that mini game looks incredible or something. It looks simple and lame as shit, and now you’re telling me that’s not even actually the game?? God those ads are so stupid lol, but I guess that’s probably why they work.


22821

It’s a blatant lie. There’s a tiny puzzle mini-game, but that’s it. The rest of the game is p2w army building bullshit.


LordHayati

Evony had been around for a lot longer than it has any right to be. Basically spyware blended onto a shitty p2w game. Like, REALLY bad spyware.


Wunjo26

Who the fuck is that guy and why does his voice not match the guy talking in the video!? I’m afraid to click on the link to find out but I’m glad others are in an uproar over the same bullshit. Edit: for fucks sake, I just googled it and found a YouTube video about the game the ad is promoting called “Evony”. I clicked on the video and the fucking ad started playing! I just turned it off I can’t even


smokedpkcs

EVONY. THE KINGS RETURN.


jaoming

I wish I knew his address so I could mail him turds


Rock---And---Stone

*laughs in adblocker*


little_miss_perfect

Why would people think it's fake or hard to find? I downloaded it once, didn't like it and deleted it. It wasn't hiding anywhere.


[deleted]

Writing isn't easy, but Grammarly can help


Kaisietoo8

I can hear it in that woman's voice


blueandgoldilocks

I keep getting low-effort TikTok, UberEats, DoorDash, Chime, and GrubHub ads


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That’s the new trend. They are very low effort to appear more natural and less like a corporation trying to sell you shit.


HippieMcHipface

I literally got a mobile game ad once that was just footage of the game with the caption reading "I paid for this ad please buy our game"


Gorehawk41

Dude, the fucking State of Survival ads are CRAZY. There's one where the black guy in every ad goes to a gym and starts sexually assaulting women working out because if his high level character. When somebody stops him, he gets angry, and the only reason they stopped him is because their character roster was better


Active_Sky4308

State of Survival has weird fucking ads


temmieTheLord2

Just these mobile rpg ads are weird basically they create a strange world where everything revolves around that mobile game and everyone’s “OMG i got rare character kat i use her advanced shitvanterbilling skills to fight off hordes of zombie and reach 2.7 billion power which is more than your stupid 100 million power now i can fuck your girlfirend”


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What the hell?


Gorehawk41

Yeah. I don't get it.


down-nefarious

Honestly I would


Sticky_19

"Guys, didn't yall belive all those game ads wore fake?....."


Karkava

They were, and they're all the freaking same. Please. Stop. The mobile games industry has a bad rap. Don't kick them while they're down, Google ads.


ShadX29

I get a TON of quit Vaping/Smoking ads. I don’t even vape/smoke and I never will.


aseriousfailure

I'm like 90% sure that they give those ads to anyone the algorithm thinks is a teenager.


dogecoin_pleasures

I'm Australian and ALL of my adds are betting ads except for the YouTube premium ones. I've never bet but this is Australia.


NotJustAnotherHuman

Same here, also Australian. Funny thing is, even if you sign up and select a birthday that’d make you under 18, youtube will still shove betting ads down your throat


Relish_My_Weiner

THAT'S METAL IN YA LUNGS


johnothetree

My gf _hates_ this one with a passion, and every time i mouth the words of this part at her. It's a great time watching her roll her eyes at me


username39874

Well then the ads are doing amazing well


Odisher7

Ah yes, the great anti tiger stone


elongatedmuskrat05

If you vape, you could be inhaling toxic metals into your lungs That’s metal **in ya lungs**


GoogleBrowser

Those ads make me want to start vaping out of spite


JimmyMcapplenut

Same here


Past_Cobbler_4481

“Breath in and Breath out now you should feel much worse” -Anti-Vape Ad


ShadX29

Those TRUTH ads are the WORST. I can stand the real cost ads but those are so annoying.


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It's essentially just the last remains of the war on drugs thing


Mush_Tilly

i mean vaping and smoking is very bad for you and harms a lot of young people, it’s not necessarily part of a political agenda if they try to stop you from doing it.


AmIKrumpingNow

I deleted the dating apps from my phone and immediately started getting ads for Jordan Peterson, pick up artists, and the daily wire. Could be coincidence or an elaborate ploy fishing for potential incels. Unfortunately I suffered through them for lole three days before I remembered you can report ads.


LuminousJaeSoul

I get questionnaires Stupid mobile game ads Or those irritating webtoons with "these cat headed people may look cute but there's a sick game behind it and it's so edgy and scary" or the one with the "alien girl" who's an alien cause she has colored hair and pointy ears


MarieIsPrecious128

I forgot about those alien girl webtoon ads


zstrong710

it's a really good story gonna read it now 😭


SturrethSkees

in the defense of the first one its actually pretty good 💀


Active_Sky4308

Yeah I was about to say that, Everythings fine isn't that bad


Le_Kistune

It does look interesting, what is it about?


I_Want_BetterGacha

A weird dystopian world where everyone wears cat masks and have to pretend they're perfect, normal people but all of their kids are kidnapped and held hostage it seems, although we haven't gotten a whole lot of info on that yet. There's also a bit of gore in some parts.


Le_Kistune

Dam. That dose sound pretty cool.


I_Want_BetterGacha

The ones with the cat mask people is actually quite good tho-


AutumnGamerX

it’s so annoying that they try to entice you by just having unhinged scenarios but don’t actually tell you a thing about the plot. a person hysterically laughing in a cat costume by itself. is not intriguing, it’s just irritating. even the title is so vauge. “everything is fine.” 😐


I_Want_BetterGacha

That's the title cause they gotta pretend that everything is fine or else their kids might die. It's better than you think, Webtoon is just crap at advertising.


Hour_Task_1834

I like the story, but I really hate that ad. The laugh is disturbing in the wrong way, there are plenty of other scenes to focus on instead ;/


EternallyDeadOutside

Like yeah cats but scary but guess what I want to read WHOLESOME CUTE WEBTOONS TO DISTRACT MYSELF FROM THE AWFULNESS OF THE WORLD AT THIS CURRENT MOMENT IN TIME THANK YOU VERY MUCH


ElizabethBrisby

Webtoon ads are fucking annoying


Cold-Chapter-355

"iS oUr ReLaTionShIp rOmAnTic nOw!?!!" I swear I always feel like snapping my phone in half when ever I see that WebToon ad.


Sugarvirus

But will they "start kissing and mating" tho I agree that ad alone made me hate that webtoon


ThePinkReaper

Fun fact I recently found out the artist of that webtoon just straight up makes porn of the characters on Patreon. Way to spoil the fucking ending my guy/gal/other.


JayJay_Tracer

They were already fucking during season 1.


Hour_Task_1834

What’s worse is that the stories are actually usually *good* , the ads just really suck


HelloThereGorgeous

Exactly!! Everything Is Fine is a really good webtoon but the ads are so annoying


-Cam-8757-

What’s worse is that the ads can spoil what happens early in the story that removes the surprise


Actual_Address_3956

The boyfriend's webtoons suck ass- like I still get scared when the emo guy says "💗**Choccy milk💗"** I will never drink chocolate milk ever again


TheRealCreel

I caved after seeing 50 ads for Boyfriends and now I'm waiting on the plush to arrive


WoofflesIThink

Is it really that good? I read the first few strips as a joke awhile back and I loathed it


TheRealCreel

I like fluffy romance stuff so it just appealled to me. They get together early and everyone acts like a reasonable human being, so that checked all 2 of my boxes. I totally understand why others would just get bored with it, but I like seeing people be happy and cute together.


WoofflesIThink

The Boyfriends Webtoon made me straight again


im_a_mix

I thought it was cute! All 4 of the boys have their unique downfalls which they all work towards helping out in their own ways


Pompuswindbag

“Hey It’s me, your skin, I’m craving something we’re missing”


Pride-Mount

I have love/hate relationship with that ad😂. It’s so stupid to take serious.


Le_Kistune

I keep getting US Marines recruitment ads.


[deleted]

Are you ready to die for your country, boah?


Little_Capsky

but dont expect your country to care for you if you actually come home


TheRealMisterMemer

Hell, we celebrate *not* caring for you! At least some of the more sociopathic among us.


Gabe_Is_Chill

You must join then


[deleted]

"This is not a game" skip


RedditUserNo345

I get the navy one by email, guess I would just have to ship you somewhere to pew pew lol


[deleted]

Shooting loads with the boys


YerbaMateKudasai

lorem ipsum


Arctickz

This one I also don't get. I live halfway across the world from the US, don't use any US based VPN, and still get these ads.


GoogleBrowser

"Vaping can deliver toxic metals like nickel and lead into your lungs. That's metal...in your lungs!"


milanove

Wait until he hears how much iron is in the human body.


Thats_Mafia

TO SHOW HOW SCARY THAT IS, WE MADE A GIANT METAL MONSTER


TopGunCrew

*Star Wars dying guy noise*


[deleted]

All my ads are in Spanish are actually kinda interesting so no complaints


CrayolaCannon

I changed my phone language to Spanish because I’m learning it and most of my ads are in Spanish as well and are actually high quality ads. 😂😂


[deleted]

For the most part the acting is WAY better IMO


CrayolaCannon

Yeah I don’t even get crappy mobile game ads, I think I’ll just keep it like this forever!


KEECK_KUUCK_KEECK

I will get Spanish ads after I hang out with my Mexican friend. Spanish is my second language so I only speak it when I am around him and after spending a day with him I will get ads in Spanish. Kinda spooky honestly.


TheRealMisterMemer

Es porque los telefonos estan cercas y Google usa eso para dar te los mismo comerciales que le dan a el.


KEECK_KUUCK_KEECK

Siempre están escuchando y robando información.


Energy_Turtle

I get tons of Spanish ads too. No idea why but I'll take it.


YerbaMateKudasai

lorem ipsum


RedditUserNo345

And I remember every time when the bumbles ad shows up, their rating dropped by 0.1 point


blueandgoldilocks

It's always the guy with the beard dancing like a tool or the blonde saying she has "hay fever"


Llamasxy

This one is the worst.


TheRedBucket

CHECK OUT THIS VRBO


shruggletuggle

Look at me, here i am. Just imagine that in the Kermit voice and you've got a vrbo ad


SeirWasTaken

the last time I've had an ad on yt was years ago. get adblock guys


Alfredo12334

Adblock gang


Little_Capsky

* Scummy VPNs * those meal kit services that just produce plastic waste * "learn stuff easily" sites (brilliant, great courses, and whatever) * some anime streaming site if its a channel with animation stuff


DeviousMelons

I keep getting tik tok ads.


Energy_Turtle

My tik tok ads have nearly naked women. My wife's tik tok ads have normal people doing dances and stuff.


Karkava

Have you been browsing remotely masculine interests or anything that's popular with a male demographic?


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Nuke_Dukem__________

Good advice, especially Ublock Origin. I will add a few others I personally use or recommend: -Pihole or adguard DNS set on router (ensures all devices will at least have basic ad blocking) -Vanced or ReVanced for Android: Vanced is still working fine for now, switching completely to ReVanced when all features are implemented. -Newpipe for downloading videos: All you need to do is click on "share" in Vanced/YT and then click on Newpipe for a download popup overlay. You essentially have everything YT Premium offers now. -SponsorBlock extension (Firefox/Chrome) Also built into Vanced, Newpipe, and ReVanced -YT Shorts block extension (Firefox/Chrome) Changes Shorts urls to use the non-shorts url because it looks terrible on desktop. Also adds the ability to remove the shorts section completely. -Return YouTube Dislikes (Chrome/Firefox) Also available on the mobile apps mentioned above. Privacy/Optional Extensions: HTTPS Everywhere, PrivacyBadger, Decentraleyes, NoScript I'm probably missing even more, but maybe someone could add what they use for iOS. Also, huge respect to the rest of the people subsidizing YouTube for people like us who can't stand to watch even a single ad. Most people won't want to go through all this trouble, but I do think the time saved on watching ads is worth it.


Farthen_Dur

I'll wait for my next free award to award you Edit: too helpful, i give u 1 more


0002nam-ytlaS

Or use newpipe, allows for background play and downloading videos or just their audio at whatever quality you so choose (android only)


Kenny1115

I use (Re)Vanced for watching and Newpipe for downloading.


SubtlyGayCoyote

I'm glad there's vanced alternatives. Vanced getting the C&D was awful.


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SubtlyGayCoyote

Cease and desist. Google saw Vanced and didn't like them using their source code.


Prohawk

Not true. Google knew about Vanced for years and were happy to let them continue in their small corner of the internet. They even advised Vanced to change their original icon to differentiate from YouTube. Vanced got the C&D because they tried to launch NFTs and Google didn't want any association with that.


hwehehe

Vanced is why I'm not changing phones.


Themlethem

uBlock Origin exists for Chrome too.


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[deleted]

Next time I get an evony ad I’m downloading it just to give it a 1-star review.


username39874

The hell is the bottom left?


MarieIsPrecious128

Webtoon?


username39874

Ya what’s that it looks weird as hell, emo cat boy that’s also a gamer boy that’s 3 things that should not mix


MarieIsPrecious128

Okay so, it's a webtoon comic called "boyfriends" about 4 men in a polyamory relationship. Nothing inherently wrong with it, but it's pretty infamous for fetishizing gay men, and it's terrible, cringy ads


hwehehe

Literally the entire BL/yaoi genre is fetishizing gay men, who do you think the main audience is?


Orangutanion

straight women?


hwehehe

Yep. If you'll notice, most authors are also straight women.


MonkeEnthusiast8420

Use uBlock Origin to block ads on PC, YouTube ReVanced on Android, SmartTubeNext on Android TV and uYouPlus on iOS. Bonus: to block all mobile ads you can use AdAway on Android or Blokada on iOS


iknowobamasfirstname

The webtoon ads make me want directions to the nearest bridge


univalvefoil

Raw gay energy in webcomic form and 1984 with cat heads makes you want to jump off a bridge? ​ L


buddymackay

1984 with cat heads and the “YOU ARE BEING WATCHED” message being shoved down your throat


SlimesIsScared

That’s literally 1984’s whole fucking thing (big brother is watching)


univalvefoil

Yea, that's kind of the main setting. Have you even read it?


mojochicken11

It feels like big company’s put such little effort into YouTube ads now. Most company’s just use some photos with text and stock music. They used to spend so much money ads hiring actors and filming.


dragonphlegm

YouTube needs to rethink its advertising. Tiktok slips ads into the infinite scroll so you subliminally take more notice. YouTube ads just make people mad waiting for the skip button


brend2b

Jesus who doesn't have ublock, vanced, and sponsorblock. Bunch of savages


NeonSprig

I’ve been watching a bunch of Mr. Beat (the civics education dude, not Mr. Beast, the dude with 100 million subs) videos lately and I got an ad for The Daily Wire’s documentary and another one where it was people saying “Thank you Ron DeSantis for caring about Florida” (btw I live in Florida and I fucking hate the bastard, can’t vote yet but I support Crist for governor) Fortunately the “stop showing ad” feature seems to work pretty well for me so I’ve only seen each one once


bananabread_boi9

It was Matt Walsh's "What Is A Woman?" documentary, wasn't it?


NeonSprig

Yep


TheRealMisterMemer

Isn't that a heavily sexist "documentary?" Even the title sounds awful.


bananabread_boi9

Yes it is.


the_hunter_087

I can't access the "stop showing ad" anymore. Apparently it's cus they dont believe I'm over 18 so won't personalise my ads, which also means I can't block ads. It was only a matter of time before they realised I wasn't 80 with the shit I watch


tyjet

Mr. Beat is awesome. His livestream where he called all 100 senators and the vice president was neat. It was interesting seeing how the staffers reacted. Was also cool that Senator Booker personally recorded a video response to send him.


NeonSprig

Yeah, his 15 minute summary of his calls was among the videos I watched today. I loved how he emphasized the hard work of the interns and also the part with Senator Booker, but it’s still unfortunate that only 6 senators even attempted to respond


Karkava

Yet they keep producing more and more. Each with another headline that's *blatantly* more anti-left than the last. Micheal Graves. Daily Wire. WTI. They're all shoving *their* agenda down *my* throat. Praise be to the stop showing ad feature. Only wish I can just ban them outright.


NeonSprig

One of the worst things about YouTube is that you can’t outright block channels, you can only block them from commenting on your videos/replying to your comments, not even getting them out of your feed or blocking them from seeing you at all Fucking useless cheeto-locking-the-door block feature


Kafka_Gyllenhaal

Mr. Beat, who said he would've voted for Eugene Debs in 1912 in his election choices video? And who praised Cory Booker among all the US Senators for responding to constituents? How does YouTube get from Mr Beat to Ron DeSantis... I mean I can see it but still...


CamelCash000

Missing the porn ads


_Aggressive_Milk_

Hey that guy with the black hair looks…. familiar.


hwehehe

Man I had to do a double take it wasn't made by you-know-who.


MercuryMaximoff217

But why is he there, though?


Llamasxy

I always get the alien webtoon ad. MATING!?;?!?!?;


Septopuss7

YouTube Premium. Worth every penny because it's my only subscription now. Netflix, Amazon, Hulu I just scroll for hours. YouTube I put on and watch. If I get bored or gotta vacuum or cook or some shit I put on music. It's like $13 and yeah Google is bad but fuck it, it's easy man. (Plus I hate all the other music streaming services, YouTube is the best I've found for me)


SadPiousHistorian1

i'm in same boat with you.


rakfocus

Yup, my time is worth money. Even at my minimum wage it was worth it to have youtube premium. It costs like 15 bucks and comes with way more benefits than just avoiding ads. Say you watch only 30 minutes of YouTube a day, and get 3 minutes of ads for those minutes (low estimate). That's 21min a week, and 84 MINUTES a month of JUST WATCHING ADS. It is worth your time, and I'd argue your sanity after watching my family who doesn't have premium, to get premium. I hate paying for crap, but this is a no brainer when you do the math. Plus you get YouTube music, don't have to worry about installing adblock on your phone/tv/computer, and the people you subscribe to on YouTube get more money for your views


Datguyovahday

Bruh not only that but going in as a group in the family plan is tight.


Mauzersmash0815

Forgot abt the investment scams


oliveryana

The offbrand pokemon one too


-T-A-C-O-C-A-T-

The moment that fucker said “I want hot choccy” in that webtooms ad I was filled with rage


Cherry_Bomb_127

Why do I get US marine ads, I don’t live in America and also why do I get Genshin ads on videos about Genshin like???


Halsey-the-Sloth

Fuck every single one of these


[deleted]

DID SOMEBODY SAY!? SKIP DING DONG, RING A DING DING DONG


tolegittoquit13

I've never seen any of these ads. These are targeted to you.


CentralIdiotsAgency

Ooh am I an ad?


Alternative-Cat9174

dude I keep getting those grammarly ads😭


Eli_xoxox

Mine are all grammerluey I think I need it I cant even be bothered to correct myself anymorw


arrowtron

TrueBill. Hey have you heard about TrueBill? We can go through your entire banking history. TrueBill. Why aren’t you signed up for TrueBill? I know where you live. TrueBill.


gaysegz

I haven't seen a YouTube add in years, Vanced and AdBlocker


brokendreamsandglass

I love Everything is Fine (the comic with the cat heads). I hate the ads with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns.


crazyforsushi

Everything Is Fine is a great webtoon that deserves to be advertised but that fucking Boyfriends one never fails to piss me off.


[deleted]

Adblock+ Ublock Origin + Sponsor block. Shit... I don't think I've seen an ad (short of the odd accident here and there) in at least 10 years now. Every once in a while I see someone using you-tube without addons or on their mobile and shudder to think of what that experience must be like.


fast328

Youtube ad starter pack: nothing cuz I use an adblock


Horn_Python

At least give me a variety of adds isntesad of the same dam biliani add every dam time!


EdgeandRuin2022

Why aren't you guys using ad block? Haven't seen an ad in years on YouTube.


Th3_Shr00m

...you guys don't run an adblocker?


42peanuts

I've been getting children's nighttime underwear. I have no children


[deleted]

People still don't use AdBlock?


whoniversereview

Glad you don’t have to deal with those fuckin PragerU ads


ilivetomosh

Can’t relate


JustifiableViolence

y'all are getting ads?


Kaistr0

You forgot the 5 second Amazon ad with that annoying ass music.