What about YouTube? I was watching a cooking show there with my kids the other day when, out of nowhere, an ad popped up, something about a jacket called “Bear” something. A man in the ad was trying to unzip his jacket, but his awkward, jerky movements looked shockingly inappropriate to the woman standing behind him. It was horribly embarrassing for the whole family, and to make matters worse, the ad blasted at twice the volume of the show we were watching.
Whatever the product is, they will never have me as a customer.
Google has also decided it is somehow appropriate to run commercial break length ads now for low production quality/budget user generated content. If I watch a dude filming himself with his phone explain how to best change a bike tire, should I be bombarded with ads similar to the nightly news? Nice value proposition
To be fair, Youtube Premium subscription is very affordable and lets you have an ad-free experience. I reward services if they offer ad-free versions for a reasonable price.
Whatever the product is, they will never have me as a customer.