Youtube has started some time ago to display advertisement on their video pages. These ads come in different forms, some are displayed on the page without affecting the video, some are displayed as a small bar in the video, and some are displayed as a short clip before the video even starts.
Youtube displays a countdown, letting the user know when the selected video will begin playing. Most visitors sit the ad out thinking there is no way to hide or stop it.
What they do not know is that there is a method to skip the ad. A page reload, often initiated by pressing F5, will reload the Youtube page.
The interesting thing that happens is that the ad clip will not be played again before the video, Youtube starts playing the selected video directly after a refresh.
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The easiest way to skip Youtube video ads therefor is to press F5 as soon as they start playing. This reloads the whole Youtube page, and starts playing the video right away, without the advertisement.
We have tested this extensively and it worked every time. Youtube might still display one of those banner overlay ads at the bottom of the video but not another commercial.
Have other Youtube tips and tricks? Let us know in the comments.
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Hm… Adblock with good filers set should be a good solution.
I agree with the adblock suggestion. I have never seen a Youtube ad.
yep, adblock+ kills those pesky ads outright.