Why Are YouTube Ads Full Of Scams? - How Money Works

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  • Опубліковано 11 вер 2022
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    AdSense through Google, (which also services UA-cam) is the biggest advertising service on the planet a title it has held for over a decade. According to the companies 2020 filings they generated 147 billion dollars in revenue from online advertising.
    This included everything from banners on websites to the ad that you watched before this video started. It’s a great business model and it finances the free google powered services that we all take for granted, I mean who here pays for their personal email?
    But there is a problem with these ads that is very different from what you might see on traditional television, or on the radio, or in a newspaper (if you are still old school enough to read those).
    Ads on UA-cam just seem to be full of scams.
    I wasn’t sure if this was just me, but a recent community poll revealed I am not alone, and I wanted to figure out why.
    Whether its some hustle bro telling you how you can make a million dollars a month by day trading, or a mobile game ad that is showing gameplay that looks literally nothing like the game itself, its all very questionable.
    So it’s time to learn How Money Works
    #business #finance #howmoneyworks
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  • @HowMoneyWorks
    @HowMoneyWorks  Рік тому +56

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    • @HowMoneyWorks
      @HowMoneyWorks  Рік тому +16

      I think it’s clear that the type of scammy ads I’m talking about are much different that legit companies like HelloFresh.

    • @Jupa
      @Jupa Рік тому

      @@LadyCucco what the fuck are you smoking? big difference between hello fresh + being able to handpick your own sponsors ethically (see: Jake Tran), and then being forced to watch stupid adsense because you watched a Valuetainment video that one time.

    • @germanball6671
      @germanball6671 Рік тому +1

      HelloFresh is the biggest trash you can advertise, besides money scams.

    • @rimondas6729
      @rimondas6729 Рік тому +4

      @@adriel68 nope it's acceptable for me

    • @theglassarrow_
      @theglassarrow_ Рік тому +9

      @@adriel68 He doesn't really bash ads just explains them and points out how online ads are even more specific than TV ads and how they take advantage of the larger options.

  • @klobiforpresident2254
    @klobiforpresident2254 Рік тому +1420

    What you did not mention, and I wish that you had, is that there seems to be absolutely no way to report scammy adverts on UA-cam.

    • @crazydragy4233
      @crazydragy4233 Рік тому +206

      Very true. And It also feels like there's nothing really being done about these scammers using loopholes of ridiculous length and etc...

    • @iloveprivacy8167
      @iloveprivacy8167 Рік тому +175

      Which makes sense, bc UA-cam knows which side their bread is buttered on.
      But it also makes no sense, bc it devalues the entire platform for legitimate advertisers, which must know overcome the assumption that ad = scam. 😕

    • @yuvalne
      @yuvalne Рік тому +88

      There is actually: click on the three dots next to the advertiser's name, then on "why am I seeing this ad" and there you will have a report button.
      Doesn't seem like they do all that much about those ads tho.

    • @klobiforpresident2254
      @klobiforpresident2254 Рік тому +47

      @@yuvalne
      That's odd. I have in the past tried clicking on "why am I seeing this ad?" but never found the report button on the site that opens. Time for glasses?

    • @CAFFIENEHOUND
      @CAFFIENEHOUND Рік тому

      I personally assume all youtube ads are fraud, because youtube allows outright phishing disguised as legitimate companies. (Fake Facebook ads, "double Old School Runescape XP", etc not affiliated with the real company meant to steal passwords. )

  • @appleando752
    @appleando752 7 місяців тому +195

    UA-cam: We would rather crack down on adbock than block our scam ads.

    • @sihamhamda47
      @sihamhamda47 6 місяців тому +13

      Cracking down the protection measures against their peoblem rather than solving their own problem. That's very disgusting

    • @RenegadeZulu
      @RenegadeZulu 4 місяці тому +5

      Scamtube. We need a better place to chill

    • @lagillas
      @lagillas 4 місяці тому +3

      exactly, nowadays that youtube slow down on purpose for adblock users

    • @anathardayaldar
      @anathardayaldar 3 місяці тому +1

      Seems logical. Scam adds pay them money. Ad blockers prevent them from making money.

    • @EmceeJoseph
      @EmceeJoseph 2 місяці тому

      Peertube. Spread it. ​@@RenegadeZulu

  • @darkobakula5190
    @darkobakula5190 Рік тому +443

    Problem with ads on youtube is that Google doesnt care whether they are scams or not as long as they re getting paid. I feel they should be held legally responsible for content of their ads that are running because they are content much like any other content on youtube. They are very strict with content creators but very lenient with ad content because to them, ads are their main cash cow not the content creator.

    • @VVVVV99611
      @VVVVV99611 Рік тому +26

      They have been testing the waters for years. They know they can get away with it with no accountability and even if they are held accountable, the fine is so incredibly tiny for them

    • @LikaLaruku
      @LikaLaruku Рік тому +16

      We've had years of Elsagate-like mobile game ads, & now Elsagame style videos are back, & they're not doing anything about this either because these types of videos generate money & media outlets haven't caught on yet.

    • @zelowatch30
      @zelowatch30 Рік тому

      Now there are car insurance and bank scam ads running. I'm talking about literal scams where identity theft is a few clicks away.

    • @darkestkhan
      @darkestkhan Рік тому

      @@VVVVV99611 I wonder about that. False advertising is against the law in Poland. What did I get recently on the app? Get-rich-fast scams, and some fear-mongering about democrats bringing in energy armageddon. Did I mention I am in Poland?

    • @crocglox7797
      @crocglox7797 Рік тому +22

      if the free market of ideas gets overrun with thugs and grifters, screeching barkers, and snake oil liars, it HURTS EVERY BUSINESS' BOTTOM LINE. It hurts society. It terrorizes the customers.
      Clean up your marketplace, youtube.

  • @stephans1990
    @stephans1990 Рік тому +326

    For some reason the algorithm thinks I'm loaded and I get advertisements for Bentley, yachts and private jets. I still wonder why it think I can afford any of that, but it's at least more pleasant to look at than scammer commercials.

    • @mr.boomguy
      @mr.boomguy Рік тому +14

      I guess you feel lucky.
      I would xD

    • @harki804
      @harki804 Рік тому +30

      coz u love watching a lot of car reviews, rich people toys, food, stuff, etc on youtube and other platforms

    • @dna9838
      @dna9838 Рік тому +28

      Reassuring, in a way, that they don't know enough about you to get the ads right

    • @kukuipupule4415
      @kukuipupule4415 Рік тому +10

      the"algorhythm" just thinks im a gullible fool I'm offended and im gonna sue

    • @Haegemon
      @Haegemon Рік тому +5

      I get a lot of Grammarly but is more pleasant than those stupid, "I got a special meditation technique to manifest money" or "special technique to sell nothing in Amazon but become rich".

  • @drooten
    @drooten Рік тому +131

    I've also noticed this. Around 3 out of 5 ads are actually links to scams. Surely UA-cam can do a better job at preventing these ads?

    • @codewarrior145
      @codewarrior145 Рік тому +27

      Yes they can but they care about money more than people.

    • @blanketyblank604
      @blanketyblank604 Рік тому +2

      @@codewarrior145 Google chrome is supposed to be open source.

    • @atafakheri8659
      @atafakheri8659 10 місяців тому

      in an unregulated marketplace there is no incentive to destroy your source of income. youtube is run on ads. only governmental regulation can stop it. and since the american people react to regulation like a vampire confronted with a cross, i don't see anything happening.

    • @blanketyblank604
      @blanketyblank604 10 місяців тому +2

      chromium is open source, chrome is chromium with google crap in it.

    • @blanketyblank604
      @blanketyblank604 10 місяців тому +5

      @@codewarrior145 Yes they do we are a dollar sign not a person.

  • @absolutechaos13
    @absolutechaos13 Рік тому +164

    I was listening to a video on headphones while mowing the lawn. The audio abruptly cut to a vifferent video. I thought it was an ad so I just let it play. 5 minutes later it was still going. I pulled the phone out of my pocket thinking i had accidentally skipped to an ad video or something and it proudly proclaimed that I was 5 minutes into a 3 HOUR AD that was in a 26 minute video. I can say that no one saw the end of that ad.

    • @TheOneWhoMightBe
      @TheOneWhoMightBe Рік тому +57

      I've had similar (30+min ads). I leave it running, and get a new device to continue with what I was listening to/watching. They can pay for the damn ad.

    • @UncaAlbyGmail
      @UncaAlbyGmail Рік тому +12

      _"I can say that no one saw the end of that ad."_
      You don't really know! Some of the ads are more entertaining than the show they're sponsoring!!

    • @HowMoneyWorks
      @HowMoneyWorks  Рік тому +28

      @TheOneWhoMightBe LOL this is the way

    • @chegu613
      @chegu613 Рік тому +29

      watched a video on hasidic jews in brooklyn and got an hour-long ad of some cult trying to convert me lol

    • @erikschaal4124
      @erikschaal4124 Рік тому +7

      I've seen a hand full of ads that looked like full length videos from another channel.
      I was listening to a music Playlist that I curated when suddenly a song started playing that I didn't recognize. It was an ad for another channel.

  • @theewildrose
    @theewildrose Рік тому +85

    I feel like this should be grounds for a lawsuit. There's no way yt doesn't know these are scams

    • @rudir6826
      @rudir6826 7 місяців тому +9

      Absolutely.. but they don't care cos it's feeding their greed, that's the problem.

    • @ChicoDaUno
      @ChicoDaUno 5 місяців тому +7

      Let’s start a class action lawsuit

  • @yuvalne
    @yuvalne Рік тому +58

    Not being able to discern which ad is a scam right away is one thing. Keeping the same ad on the platform for months despite being reported to is another thing. UA-cam does the latter, A LOT.

    • @wisico640
      @wisico640 8 місяців тому

      Pretty sure the advertisers change acount & location. They have to find a way to crack this down...

    • @leonfa259
      @leonfa259 7 місяців тому

      ​@@wisico640I reported clearly fraudulent deepfake ads and they were all deemed within guidelines. It feels like someone tries to push short term numbers sacrificing reputation and valuation. You can sell your reputation for a pretty penny but once it's gone, it's gone.

  • @Schizniit
    @Schizniit Рік тому +118

    We need to start really talking with Google about these fake ads. Especially the ones that lie about a 4th stimulus check. There isn't one and all the ads link you to a website that isn't associated with the IRS which is the ONLY place you should be able to get one if they passed one, which they won't.

    • @blanketyblank604
      @blanketyblank604 Рік тому +18

      At least google should make sure there is truth in advertising.

    • @GamingTranceSeer
      @GamingTranceSeer 11 місяців тому

      They do take them down only after enough money has been made. 2+ million? Some Huffington post article confronted them on it and got many shut down. The llc owner associated with them just continues on like nothing happened though.
      I mean I get people want easy money but geez have some integrity

    • @TheBlobGaziev
      @TheBlobGaziev 8 місяців тому +19

      Come on AI Joe Rogan said it was real

    • @bigwavesun
      @bigwavesun 7 місяців тому +8

      ​@@TheBlobGazievmy favorite is the one about the government distracting you with news about UFOs to keep the public about knowing about the free government stimulus 😂

    • @grumbotron4597
      @grumbotron4597 7 місяців тому +3

      Lol I got one of those on the midroll ad experiment in the video. Actually one of those ads led me to google the title of the video and that's how I ended up here.

  • @nickmanning3913
    @nickmanning3913 7 місяців тому +19

    Love how you can “block” a scam add and it literally just keeps coming back over and over again. The “block” option on UA-cam has never worked and I question why that is.

    • @MiraBoo
      @MiraBoo 7 місяців тому +7

      Right?!
      UA-cam does state that only the specific ad you’ve requested to block will be blocked, but you may still receive ads from that same advertiser.
      My guess is that the advertiser/s somehow managed to get identical ads to pass as being separate from each other. (If there are any subtle differences in identical ads, they’re often undetectable).
      Another possibility is that the same ad may come from “different” advertisers (all under the same company) as a way to skirt the rules.
      If it’s not some dubious trickery on the advert’s end, then it’s UA-cam outright ignoring block requests. This would mean that the option is only there to placate those demanding more control over what ads they see while not actually doing squat.
      [edited to correct typos]

  • @vincentlee7937
    @vincentlee7937 Рік тому +153

    In France, it's illegal to show drugs & gambling ads on TV. However now I see them everywhere when I opened UA-cam with heavy French Canadian accents. I think the way they do it is saying they are technically showing us Canadian ads and not French ads which is why they are allowed but either way even legal, I find UA-cam ads less and less ethical by the day.

    • @Peglegkickboxer
      @Peglegkickboxer Рік тому

      If I see another Leo Vegas ad I'm gonna rip open some new assholes.

    • @balonkita185
      @balonkita185 Рік тому

      Cheeky bastards

    • @VVVVV99611
      @VVVVV99611 Рік тому

      They're putting content above all else. You can't find truth or evidence when bombarded by propaganda. UA-cam is working exactly as intended.

    • @kachi2782
      @kachi2782 Рік тому +1

      what kind of ads do you get on youtube france. What would be a constant ad there that you can't escape.
      In my country which is not even a french speaking country and doesn't even use the french roman alphabet we get the ad for Wix in french, which is so weird, because Wix is and Indian company and my country is in Asia and yet the ad for an Indian company in an Asian country is shown in French.

    • @tehufn
      @tehufn Рік тому

      @@kachi2782 That's just wild dude

  • @davidbowman5105
    @davidbowman5105 Рік тому +141

    Love it when I am watching a video that exposes scammers only to have ads from the same scammers that are being exposed.

  • @trapd00rspider
    @trapd00rspider 8 місяців тому +16

    I'm constantly given dropshipping ads and ads from guys who are "passionate about real estate". I hate both of these things. I actually miss when they invaded my privacy to target ads better.

    • @liviousgameplay1755
      @liviousgameplay1755 5 місяців тому +1

      I always jokingly complain: “if you are going to steal my info you could at least give me ads for things I can afford” xd

  • @InspectorMortimer
    @InspectorMortimer Рік тому +209

    I especially hate those "The dental profession doesn't want you to know" gum disease ads. They can go on FOREVER!!

    • @UncaAlbyGmail
      @UncaAlbyGmail Рік тому +9

      Just ignore the obvious click-bait, now that you know how to recognize them.

    • @samsonsoturian6013
      @samsonsoturian6013 Рік тому +22

      Mute them and do something else on another tab. Then they paid full price for NOTHING

    • @FlotationDevice101
      @FlotationDevice101 Рік тому +2

      Just curious, why aren't you guys using any kind of ad blockers then?

    • @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan
      @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan Рік тому +8

      @@UncaAlbyGmail I just ignore all ads. I just assume they're all scams or shitty products.

    • @Gully2k
      @Gully2k Рік тому +3

      @@FlotationDevice101 it’s hard to find a god ad blocker especially on browser where some don’t work

  • @dou5689
    @dou5689 Рік тому +8

    "Seeing a ad, avoid the product". Is the only way to fightback against it.

    • @ROMANTIKILLER2
      @ROMANTIKILLER2 10 місяців тому +1

      Sometimes, I wonder how effective can be for sales to be the product that keeps annoying the viewers/potential customers by constantly preventing them from enjoying what they were trying to watch.

  • @ProWhitaker
    @ProWhitaker Рік тому +108

    4:56 You made me watch 2 of those 6 second unskippable ads, you monster, thanks for the video

    • @HShango
      @HShango Рік тому +5

      Lol hahaha, let me guess on your phone (iPhone) where side loading modded apps is difficult, while on android its easy and seamless. On my end I never have to worry about ADs or sponsors marketed by UA-camrs. #AndroidFreedom

    • @hlopplopp7066
      @hlopplopp7066 Рік тому

      Why

  • @tanuki88
    @tanuki88 Рік тому +78

    If the product is free, you're the product.

    • @dodiloi
      @dodiloi Рік тому +3

      Shouldn'r the sting be more like: If the product is free, YOU are paying it

    • @legitgarbage8852
      @legitgarbage8852 Рік тому +1

      What about FOSS?

    • @Ujemaima
      @Ujemaima Рік тому

      Preach

    • @aluisious
      @aluisious Рік тому +2

      @@dodiloi No, he got it right.

    • @justzach253
      @justzach253 Рік тому +3

      Except for models where the product is free and they game you into buying tons of things to enhance your use of the product like mobile games and gacha games.

  • @madmax2069
    @madmax2069 Рік тому +8

    Its getting worse. When you see a $150-$2000 electric bike being listed on UA-cam for $30 on a website that you've never heard of but shows best buy or another well known store. There's something wrong.
    And there's absolutely no way to report them

  • @TheSimba86
    @TheSimba86 Рік тому +98

    I just use an AdBlocker, most websites are so full of ads anymore that they're unusable without an AdBlocker. I use an AdBlocker on UA-cam also because it's gotten so full of ads is ridiculous

    • @Bullminator
      @Bullminator Рік тому +6

      Leave youtube for 5 min and come back. U-block origin will show 999 blocked adds.

    • @512TheWolf512
      @512TheWolf512 Рік тому

      When you work for a big company and have to use the web to look something up, it's painful.

    • @Bullminator
      @Bullminator Рік тому +2

      @@512TheWolf512 You should talk to your company manager that deals with PC and tell him that adds are security risk and ask for addblock and no-script to be installed on every pc.

    • @512TheWolf512
      @512TheWolf512 Рік тому +1

      @@Bullminator where I worked, the new browsers that supported AdBlock didn't properly work with the company's intranet. That's a huge problem for this. And you couldn't install any software on your own for any reason. It's all pretty complicated

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf Рік тому +4

      And the creators seems to all have their own embedded ads anyway, so the youtube ads doesn't really matter.

  • @imonit4272
    @imonit4272 Рік тому +7

    The thing that puzzles me a bit is, what is it about my viewing habits that communicates that I’d be dumb enough to fall for these scams in the first place?

  • @ComedyKraze1
    @ComedyKraze1 8 місяців тому +8

    UA-cam fully supports scammers as they're one too

  • @Obby_Unsk
    @Obby_Unsk 7 місяців тому +6

    They censor information but allow scammers?

  • @baldrick6071
    @baldrick6071 10 місяців тому +15

    This is highly disturbing on UA-cam’s part. The AI used makes them appear legit which is dangerous for young people (particularly) trying to get ahead. All for a quick buck! Shame on you UA-cam! 🤬🤬

    • @ripkm-iwaly
      @ripkm-iwaly Місяць тому

      Hold them accountable I guess, there should be a clear distinction between websites made by amateurs for personal use and corporate websites with subsidiaries and such

  • @JCtheMusicMan_
    @JCtheMusicMan_ Рік тому +311

    There is a never ending war with our subconsciousness that is inevitably pushing our minds to become faster at predicting advertising transitions.
    So far, the only impressions I am willing to allow are product placements weaved into the storyline of the show I may be watching.
    I use a dns filter, an ad blocker, and pay for YT Premium Family. If I am watching something with unskippable ads I will mute the device I am watching on while simultaneously look away.
    A lifetime of advertising harassment has forced me to evolve and adapt. I am thankful that my biggest threat in my life is advertising, unlike my ancestors who may have had more life threatening problems.

    • @UncaAlbyGmail
      @UncaAlbyGmail Рік тому +37

      _"I am thankful that my biggest threat in my life is advertising, unlike my ancestors who may have had more life threatening problems."_
      well when you put it that way, it is kind of nice to not worry about wild animals invading the tent and eating us.
      especially those damnable two-legged animals.

    • @Laotzu.Goldbug
      @Laotzu.Goldbug Рік тому

      @@UncaAlbyGmail Comfort has made us weak, degenerate, and ultimately will bring about our destruction.

    • @aitoluxd
      @aitoluxd Рік тому +13

      ​@@UncaAlbyGmail two legged animals? 🤔
      kangaroos?

    • @UncaAlbyGmail
      @UncaAlbyGmail Рік тому +16

      @@aitoluxd Ostriches ... very nasty ... 😆😆😆

    • @memus3852
      @memus3852 Рік тому

      I would recommend pairing a Bluetooth device when an ad is displayed, except AirPods and such that stop the playback if one of both headphones are removed.

  • @averagecryptopunk2800
    @averagecryptopunk2800 Рік тому +28

    Nothing quite hits like getting a set of Tai Lopez and Grant Cardone ads right before watching this video

    • @ElectrostatiCrow
      @ElectrostatiCrow Рік тому +8

      I'm here in my garage. Next to my Lamborghini, but you know what I like more than my Lamborghini? *KNOWLEDGE*

    • @frankvonfrauner
      @frankvonfrauner Рік тому +3

      Stop being a hustle bro, and you won't get hustled, bro.

  • @bahaatamer1245
    @bahaatamer1245 Рік тому +85

    HMW: "let's watch an ad together right now"
    *UA-cam actually shows an ad*
    Me: *skips*
    HMW: "you skipped that last ad, didn't you?"
    Me: "yes 🙃"

    • @manuxx3543
      @manuxx3543 Рік тому +7

      If you report the unskipable ads, you skip them too

    • @firesilk4674
      @firesilk4674 Рік тому +1

      "let's watch an ad together right now"
      I get 2 ads =))))

    • @jaschabull2365
      @jaschabull2365 Рік тому

      I wasn't given the option, and I was shown 2 of 'em T-T

    • @mattcintosh2
      @mattcintosh2 Рік тому

      No, because I was eating chips and didn't want to get grease on my trackpad...

  • @TheNewRobotMaster
    @TheNewRobotMaster Рік тому +35

    I haven't seen an ad in years on the internet. Get adblock. Get it forever. Even if it reduces functionality of your browser, get adblock! In video ads are okay because I know that the person who made the video approves of the ad and has vetted it, and also they can sometimes be pretty funny and interesting. And that that channel got the money, as opposed to UA-cam leeching it for themselves.

    • @elliotpollard9083
      @elliotpollard9083 Рік тому

      Yeah youtube is basically a commodity and don't provide any service to the content creators...

    • @ddd4040
      @ddd4040 Рік тому +1

      Phone ads.

    • @TheNewRobotMaster
      @TheNewRobotMaster Рік тому

      @@ddd4040 There is adblock for phones. I alsp use that, though you probably need a dedicated browser for that

    • @ddd4040
      @ddd4040 Рік тому

      @@TheNewRobotMaster can you give sime examples? I don't know of any

    • @TheNewRobotMaster
      @TheNewRobotMaster Рік тому

      @@ddd4040 The one I use is literally called "Adblock Browser". It's from the people who made the Adblock Plus extension. Works on Android; don't know about Apple.

  • @samholland7650
    @samholland7650 Рік тому +6

    UA-cam doesn't care if you click on scammer's ad or real ad as long as they are generating money.

  • @nonhic
    @nonhic Рік тому +6

    I literally just got an ad for a dating site, it says and I quote, "In this app, girls do not hesitate and put your sausage in their mouth."
    I'm horrified youtube has come to a point where it allows blatant sexual advertisement on their site.

  • @OrionBlitz256
    @OrionBlitz256 Рік тому +8

    Imagine if UA-cam was ethical and had a button that easily reported scams... can't.... too hard.

  • @BMWS1000RRR
    @BMWS1000RRR Рік тому +35

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  • @miguelzoleta7155
    @miguelzoleta7155 Рік тому +18

    Honestly I report the most annoying ads as child pornography as it forces the UA-cam algorithm and moderators to put a stall on the ad until it can be reviewed. If anytime you feel like an ad is annoying just label it as child pornography, it forces UA-cam to waste time to review it, the algorithm automatically recognizes ‘child pornography’ as a critical violation and will take at least temporary actions against the ad. I tried it on those annoying V shred scam advertisements and it finally got the ad off when I watch UA-cam videos.

    • @LikaLaruku
      @LikaLaruku Рік тому +2

      You can actually still report ads? I haven't been able to do that in 2 or 3 years. The option to report ads is just not there anymore. Maybe it depends on the platform you're watching UA-cam on.

    • @sisicjanwjkrgk
      @sisicjanwjkrgk Рік тому +3

      problem is, most ads if not all can’t be reported in most places here now so you can’t do anything about them

    • @kevinwong_2016
      @kevinwong_2016 10 місяців тому

      Don't do this 💀

    • @dustyramsey34
      @dustyramsey34 3 місяці тому

      I’d argue not to do this as it takes valuable resources away from monitoring child abuse. The goal of these reports should be to remove the abuse video as soon as possible. False flags run the risk of these abuse videos staying up longer (since as you said, the claims go through a manual review).
      I agree that UA-cam needs a bigger reporting system, but this is not the way to approach scams.

  • @Pyth110
    @Pyth110 Рік тому +59

    The best youtube ads are blocked youtube ads, courtesy of browser extensions

    • @JAN0L
      @JAN0L Рік тому +5

      Shame UA-cam Vanced got killed on mobile

    • @RWDtech
      @RWDtech Рік тому +3

      Firefox for Android with adblock extension, use UA-cam website instead of the app. I switched to this method over a year ago and haven't looked back.

    • @hwak6501
      @hwak6501 Рік тому +1

      @@JAN0L it works, you cant download it anymore though

    • @kuromatsuoka7814
      @kuromatsuoka7814 Рік тому

      @@JAN0L there are new alternatives out there like Newpipe

    • @grandstarstudiosFORMER-YT
      @grandstarstudiosFORMER-YT Рік тому

      Or Brave

  • @subs4794
    @subs4794 Рік тому +12

    In the past year or recent months, UA-cam seems to have changed how to report an ad playing on a video, making it much more cryptic to figure how to do it with a TINY thing to click that opens a browser with the report options. It really got much harder, which is obviously the reason they changed it. But YT simply does not care about scammy and fraudulent ads. Seems once the ad has gone thru whatever basic automated or 3rd world worker screening process, YT just cares about the money. It will backfire over time. There are sites and ways to avoid the ads because of the demand created by YT's abuse and greed. Billionaires are evil and unethical by definition, and probably even ones who promise to give it away over time.

    • @leonfa259
      @leonfa259 7 місяців тому

      Honestly it was probably done by middle manager to improve KPIs.

  • @FinancingFelines-ys6mj
    @FinancingFelines-ys6mj 8 місяців тому +5

    The scam ads I've been seeing are advertising free money from the government that doesn't exist. What's the deal with those?

  • @EZQL001
    @EZQL001 10 місяців тому +3

    I came here because I've had it with these scam ads I just don't understand how this is legal

  • @colehartel7206
    @colehartel7206 Рік тому +9

    Thank you for reminding me how much I appreciate ad-blockers.

  • @VincentNoot
    @VincentNoot Рік тому +3

    There are soooooomany scammers on UA-cam. Makes me hate UA-cam that they endorse this stuff.

  • @vladislavvelizanin5057
    @vladislavvelizanin5057 8 місяців тому +1

    I’ve been just shown a scam ad on UA-cam. This MUST BE ILLEGAL

  • @14Ramjet
    @14Ramjet Рік тому +6

    I absolutely hate ads that are longer than 30 seconds. Why, well when I watch on my TV where I don't have an ad blocker (yet) and if I am doing something else, the ad becomes annoying because they are always scam ads. Ads that are multiple hours long are just plain sad that they accept them, even the ones that are multiple minute ads

  • @512TheWolf512
    @512TheWolf512 Рік тому +20

    I started blocking ads in 2012. It's mad how utterly unusable the internet is without it

    • @blanketyblank604
      @blanketyblank604 Рік тому

      I know some sites are unusable with a barrage of ads.

    • @GamingTranceSeer
      @GamingTranceSeer 11 місяців тому

      And then you get blocked from sites if adblock is on

    • @blanketyblank604
      @blanketyblank604 11 місяців тому

      @@GamingTranceSeer There are many different types of adblocker I use on youtube for many years.

  • @Dr_DoomJazz
    @Dr_DoomJazz 4 місяці тому

    Funnily enough this is the one video that did not have an ad for me to watch before it started.
    Also nice touch with the Tim and Eric universe clip. Truly a man of knowledge

  • @rffinances8567
    @rffinances8567 Рік тому +5

    This video makes me grateful for ad block. But it also makes me wonder if I could mess with advertisers but having videos on autoplay with ad block off when I'm not at my computer. Probably wouldn't be enough to matter, but after so many ads everywhere, I want a way to push back.

  • @midimusicforever
    @midimusicforever Рік тому +13

    When I can do so at convenience, I put the phone down, let the scam ad run, and do something else meanwhile. That way these suckers get to pay full price!

  • @LikaLaruku
    @LikaLaruku Рік тому +4

    I miss targeted advertising. It's been YEARS since UA-cam has shown me an ad that made me feel like they understand my tastes. Meanwhile they're getting much better at finding me relevant new youtubers to subscribe to. It's so inconsistent. I also miss getting ads for video games. All I get anymore are religious videos (I'm not religious) medication ads (I boycott pharma) food kit & delivery ads (I literally cook for a living) toys (I don't have kids), etc. This makes me even MORE likely to hit the skip button.

  • @TheRoark85
    @TheRoark85 11 місяців тому +2

    I love it when channels complain about being demonitized but videos still seem to be activating ads...

  • @jamestakac8951
    @jamestakac8951 7 місяців тому +1

    One thing I noticed when telling youtube to block a certain ad is that when I looked at the info for the advertiser, they were not yet verified meaning anyone can place ads

  • @defilerzerg9152
    @defilerzerg9152 Рік тому +7

    I've noticed a funny pattern in ads lately. It went HAM on political misinformation several months ago, and then ads stopped showing altogether.

    • @frankvonfrauner
      @frankvonfrauner Рік тому

      That's all you. I don't think I've ever gotten a political ad and I watch a ton of politics/current events stuff

    • @defilerzerg9152
      @defilerzerg9152 Рік тому

      @@frankvonfrauner That was a bit of a joke.
      (Somehow, you missed an event, where YT removed a whole country from its ad system, because another country was using it for their PsyOps)

  • @michellegaza7740
    @michellegaza7740 Рік тому +17

    On this note, after watching the Unus Annus "Pee Soda" episode in which Mark and Ethan use a fancy soda making machine to make the aforementioned type of soda, I got hounded relentlessly to buy the soda machine. I don't want the pee soda machine after watching that video!

  • @RobSch-en5uc
    @RobSch-en5uc 25 днів тому +1

    Now I ignore all commercials on UA-cam and will not even consider using,buying their products.

  • @Helfirehydra
    @Helfirehydra 3 місяці тому +1

    The one problem with scamed is when I’m trying to sleep and suddenly somebody comes on saying how I can make $1000 a day from home like I want to listen to my sleep videos but it’s hard when I get a ad every 3 mins

  • @smartestmoronx19
    @smartestmoronx19 Рік тому +3

    Clever little ad placement. I watched it all the way since it was put in at such a non disruptive time. Wish more content creators did that instead of whenever they felt like it

  • @matthewstahler6525
    @matthewstahler6525 Рік тому +42

    Click on ads for things you hate. I've been doing this for years, and it still brings me satisfaction. It also puts more of those shitty ads in front of you to click on more of them. Win-Win

    • @davianoinglesias5030
      @davianoinglesias5030 Рік тому +32

      😅😅so the company pays for a useless advert coz you will never buy the product anyway😅savage

    • @Zeero3846
      @Zeero3846 Рік тому +4

      If that'll help prematurely end the ad, I might start doing that, even if the total time is longer than just waiting. It just feels a little more productive that way.

    • @smokeypillow
      @smokeypillow Рік тому +4

      @@davianoinglesias5030 LOL imma start doing that

    • @FlotationDevice101
      @FlotationDevice101 Рік тому +3

      But wouldn't that help the ad to be shown to other people too, so it can hook more audience in the long run

    • @iCarus_A
      @iCarus_A Рік тому +6

      @@FlotationDevice101 no, itd end up being shown to less people as clicking on the ad link costs the ad company more, using up their advertisement budgets faster

  • @johnpablo2772
    @johnpablo2772 8 місяців тому +2

    My ad before video
    “ the government is giving out $3600 a MONTH sign up for the program now”

  • @Rivenworld
    @Rivenworld 29 днів тому

    Totally agree with you, I am sure this is the reason why so many people hate the ads, it's a scammers paradise.

  • @BusterDarcy
    @BusterDarcy Рік тому +54

    If I want to support a channel and the ad is short enough, I’ll watch a couple ads here or there. What I’d love to know is do I also have to wait for that little circle at the end to fill in while the call to action link is presented or can I skip at that point and make sure the creator still gets credited with the ad view?

    • @toomanyaccounts
      @toomanyaccounts Рік тому +12

      little hint ads runs on channels that are demonetized or never got monetized youtube takes all the revenue. you want to support a channel look for a patreon link in the descrip text box the video. you can do one time donations on patreon if you read the faq

    • @toomanyaccounts
      @toomanyaccounts Рік тому +1

      nor do these channels get any money from youtube red. how come people like you don't know this basic fact

    • @BusterDarcy
      @BusterDarcy Рік тому +21

      @@toomanyaccounts why would we? I don’t wake up every morning and put on my UA-cam hat and start reading up on UA-cam facts all day. Why do you think I asked the above question, which you didn’t even answer lol thanks for stopping by!

    • @toomanyaccounts
      @toomanyaccounts Рік тому

      @@BusterDarcy it was widely reported by many youtubers and even news agencies. it is also openly stated in the youtube terms of service.

    • @johnkentucky1323
      @johnkentucky1323 Рік тому +2

      @@toomanyaccounts Please go back to class, your teacher is waiting for you.

  • @user-wt3bk9nl5x
    @user-wt3bk9nl5x Рік тому +3

    AWFUL, DISGUSTING, OBNOXIOUS: I refuse ads personalisation but they still believe they're targeting me. I'LL NEVER ever buy anything they advertise. Annoying .

  • @TheVidiotz
    @TheVidiotz 4 місяці тому +1

    I don’t even report ads anymore because it’s such a damn hassle to do so. They make you go through a form and require a summary typed up for something they don’t care/will never change

  • @dougsadownik6118
    @dougsadownik6118 3 місяці тому

    That clip about ads was an ad. Well done!

  • @theuser810
    @theuser810 Рік тому +6

    Adsense also is really asymmetrical. I tried to put ads on my website (it's a calculator), and it got rejected because it had no privacy policy. So I added one and tried again and they still rejected it. It's stupid.

  • @peteredwards2318
    @peteredwards2318 Рік тому +10

    The crucial part here is "there is no way for automated systems to make this decision". You're right, and that, coupled with the fact that Google/UA-cam can easily afford to hire enough people to vet EVERY advertisement put forward for transmission, BEFORE it is approved to be put on the platform, means that UA-cam and Google are failing to do so because they are shitheads as a company, not because its impractical or impossible. The bottom line here is that profit is a term we accept the misuse of on a daily basis. A company like UA-cam protecting its profits by failing to prevent the sorts of abuse its advertisers engage in, is typical, but far from acceptable. Profit is a word that should ONLY be used to describe the money left over in a company, once every single cost of doing business has been paid, including the cost associated with correcting the presence of dodgy ads. It ISN'T protecting profit, to avoid spending money doing the things you are supposed to do.

  • @TheZombieSlayerWave
    @TheZombieSlayerWave Рік тому

    This very educational for me as someone who use add block and sponsor block . I don't watch adverts and over a minute of your video got automatically skipped because it was a sponsorship.

  • @Articulate99
    @Articulate99 5 місяців тому

    Always interesting, thanks.

  • @yantokki92
    @yantokki92 Рік тому +4

    I've been paying for youtube premium for several years so I forgot this website even had ads... can't stand those and that feature alone makes it all worth it.

    • @hwak6501
      @hwak6501 Рік тому

      Really relatable haha, after a while of using ad blockers and not really using any other device without them much really makes you forget online ads even exist.

  • @thenaturalpathofdestiny244
    @thenaturalpathofdestiny244 Рік тому +5

    UA-cam acts like their hands are clean and have no responsibility for scams posted on their front page.
    Their thought is, if you're stupid enough to purchase something that sounds too good to be true, it's your fault, not ours. And we're not going to review any display ads on our front page, unless somebody starts bitching about how they got scammed.
    And our company won't remove a display ad, even if it sounds to good to be true to us, that's up to you. Well keep that ad going for months. Why?
    Because there are no laws saying we have to protect our subscribers from fraudulent ads we place on our front page. We're immune from prosecution because we say so. So, if you got scammed out of money from an ad on our front page
    TOUGH LUCK SUCKER!

  • @hrdstyldncngisbst
    @hrdstyldncngisbst Рік тому

    Yussss. The video I didn't know I needed.
    I ask myself this question all the time.

  • @loathbringer
    @loathbringer 7 місяців тому +2

    One ad literally told me the US was imminently about to fall and society was days away from collapsing. What the actual fu-

    • @trevorwylie5882
      @trevorwylie5882 7 місяців тому

      im getting quite a few ads on how to protect yourself from nuclear war and flooding as a result whatever that is about im only watching videos on nuclear power.

  • @layiali
    @layiali Рік тому +11

    I now use UA-cam premium so I never see these ridiculous ads anymore. I've seen so many false and misleading ads in the past that I wondered how they got through any kind of sensible checks and balances.

    • @TunaStrata
      @TunaStrata Рік тому +8

      But most of youtubers do in video ads. Like this video is sponsored by blablabla. I hate that. I dont care about any product at all. If i wanna buy something, i search it for myself.

    • @gabbyn978
      @gabbyn978 Рік тому

      Well, they do. Just look at this scammer who says nothing except hitmeup. Right beneath your commentary. I am fairly sure this is an incarnation of the get rich schemes that I noticed in the last weeks, because it uses the same pattern. And after promising money (to be stolen from you) got them banned, they have started the mystery show.

    • @crazydragy4233
      @crazydragy4233 Рік тому

      @@gabbyn978 I've seen a theory on the scam bots in comment sections not being regulated properly because it inflates engagement for YT? I mean doesn't seem far fetched when a single guy can make a script to scrub them out with great efficiency that anyone can implement on their channel.

    • @Kingofthenet2
      @Kingofthenet2 11 місяців тому +1

      @@TunaStratathis is the one I hate the most. I’m starting to avoid channels like that altogether, apart from this only video. Will skip the sponsored portion immediately

  • @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley
    @BewareTheLilyOfTheValley Рік тому +5

    I pay for Premium since UA-cam is what I use the most for my entertainment and I like long-form content. Try watching a 40 minute video with ads every ten minutes 😣 And as fucked up as it might be, I'm half tempted to begin skipping over the UA-camr sponsorships as well.

    • @lIIl_lIl_lIIl
      @lIIl_lIl_lIIl Рік тому

      I always dislike the video when the sponsor bs starts, and then skip half the video lol

  • @negroin-paradise5496
    @negroin-paradise5496 Рік тому

    the editing with the add was quite impressive, i was confused af to the point i had to watch the whole ad

  • @enigmaticunknown2862
    @enigmaticunknown2862 5 днів тому +2

    Why are all ads scams would be a better question.

  • @AveMcree
    @AveMcree Рік тому +4

    Talks about ads... Goes right into a sponsored ad 2 minutes into the video.. lol can't make this stuff up.. Love the channel btw

    • @HowMoneyWorks
      @HowMoneyWorks  Рік тому +1

      I think the audience can pick up that I’m talking about the scam ads from UA-cam like get rich quick bs, not good companies like HelloFresh.
      And thanks! Appreciate it

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf Рік тому +1

      @@HowMoneyWorks What makes you think HelloFresh is a good company? Is it because they pay you? ;)

  • @ElectrostatiCrow
    @ElectrostatiCrow Рік тому +25

    It's low key terrifying how sophisticated and manipulative the UA-cam algorithm is.

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf Рік тому +5

      Just install an adblocker..

  • @spirituallyconscious7774
    @spirituallyconscious7774 2 місяці тому +1

    Those 6,400 subsidy ads are driving me crazy

  • @govimodo9231
    @govimodo9231 5 місяців тому

    I’ve always wondered how it works
    Thank you

  • @biggestfan.
    @biggestfan. Рік тому +8

    With all the resources and tools available, I haven't seen an advertisement in years. Even sponsors in videos are blocked. Imagine watching an advert in 2022.

    • @Bullminator
      @Bullminator Рік тому

      I kinda wish phone addblockers would have that good support tho. Internet there is un-useable.

    • @biggestfan.
      @biggestfan. Рік тому

      @@Bullminator Blokada on android works wonders. UA-cam Vanced for UA-cam app aswell.

  • @RosenIvanovPetkov
    @RosenIvanovPetkov Рік тому +4

    Finally someone to address this issue

  • @TURBOMIKEIFY
    @TURBOMIKEIFY 4 дні тому

    For anyone who is on free UA-cam on mobile. You can skip almost any ad before YT gives you the option. Just press that little info button near the ads runtime, press skip/do not recommend ad, and go about your video. It’s possible on console as well.

  • @limpforasimp1585
    @limpforasimp1585 11 місяців тому +2

    Yeah, I keep getting ads about free 5,200$ stimulus checks
    It's nuts that they're just allowed to do it

  • @betun130
    @betun130 Рік тому +5

    Damn, I was trying to skip the ads on this video and then realised that it was the beginning of the video itself xD

  • @Unmentioned77
    @Unmentioned77 Рік тому +3

    Every time I get a fake game, I make sure to leave a 1 star review

    • @TheMeetymeet
      @TheMeetymeet Рік тому

      Good, this needs to be done to put them out of commission.

    • @wadu7205
      @wadu7205 Рік тому

      I haven't downloaded a mobile game in a decade. They are all crap.

  • @Rubensteezy
    @Rubensteezy Рік тому

    Love getting a finance bro ad during this video.

  • @icypeanutpolo
    @icypeanutpolo Рік тому

    Ok. That was clever. I 100% thought that was an ad playing on screen. And when I got it, I let it play. You earned my 1/2 cent of income, or whatever it actually is.

  • @valentinursu1747
    @valentinursu1747 Рік тому +6

    When the creator "experiments" with ads mid-video to prove a point but you have premium...bliss

  • @humphreygeo
    @humphreygeo Рік тому +54

    When it comes to investing, we want our
    money to grow with the highest rates of
    return, and the lowest risk possible. While
    there are no shortcuts to getting rich, but
    there are smart ways to go about it.

    • @moonsun3866
      @moonsun3866 Рік тому

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    • @moonsun3866
      @moonsun3866 Рік тому

      She helped me recover what I lost trying to trade myself

    • @lillymasokku
      @lillymasokku Рік тому

      My first experience with her gave me the assurance that has made me to invest without fear of loosing

    • @greatffgyv
      @greatffgyv Рік тому

      I invested £5000 pounds I I received £54,000 thousand pounds within 7 days working

    • @sap__72699
      @sap__72699 Рік тому

      She's obviously the best, I invested $3,000 and she made profit of $28,000 for me just in 15 days

  • @bunpurse
    @bunpurse Рік тому +1

    my ad before this was a survey asking about my recent ads experience on youtube 😂

  • @rickybobby5153
    @rickybobby5153 9 місяців тому +1

    Basically every top video ad on my UA-cam is a scam ad

  • @THETRIVIALTHINGS
    @THETRIVIALTHINGS Рік тому +6

    lol Ads? What ads? I haven't seen ads on any website for over half a decade now. If anyone wants to support a creator, they're better off donating to them directly via patreon, or membership, etc. Not these greedy corporations.

  • @EtherealReality
    @EtherealReality Рік тому +3

    It would be so interesting if this video happened to be demonetized.

  • @ErdrickHero
    @ErdrickHero 6 місяців тому +1

    When I see a product advertised on UA-cam, I go out of my way to not buy the product.

  • @yungifez
    @yungifez Рік тому

    Good ad placement 🤣🤣
    That was sneaky

  • @davestrider2045
    @davestrider2045 Рік тому +3

    I've trained my UA-cam algorithm to give me two 15 second skippable ads. That way the creator gets paid and I only have to watch 30 seconds of ads.

    • @cindymora6714
      @cindymora6714 Рік тому +1

      May I ask how?

    • @davestrider2045
      @davestrider2045 Рік тому +2

      @@cindymora6714 It’s pretty simple but you have to be diligent. You skip anything that isn’t 15 seconds and you always watch 15 second ads. I can’t seem to get it to only 15 second ads but it’s pretty close for me. I’ve tried training it to one 30 second ad working also but that is proving tricky and not worth the effort, having already put the time in to get it how I have it now.

    • @cindymora6714
      @cindymora6714 Рік тому +1

      @@davestrider2045 😁 thank you for the answer, gonna try

    • @davestrider2045
      @davestrider2045 Рік тому

      @@cindymora6714 How’s it working for you?

  • @danielhale1
    @danielhale1 Рік тому +7

    I've reached the point where if it's an ad, I conclude it's a scam. I don't watch, I don't click, I don't trust. If companies want to reach out to me, this is by far the worst way to do so.

  • @jonastranberghansen9267
    @jonastranberghansen9267 Рік тому

    Holy shit, you are grinding those videos... Love it!

  • @harrison6082
    @harrison6082 Рік тому +8

    It's weird to think that a huge portion of UA-cam's revenue may come from scam or really questionable companies.
    Also, unless it's a big already well known company, you might not even know what was being advertised in the normal 3 second ad.
    You see it for such a short time, I often find myself not even knowing what was being advertised (Unless it's an already well known company)

    • @Diphenhydra
      @Diphenhydra Рік тому +2

      Before I got Spotify Premium I would regularly get ads that relied on visually watching, which struck me as weird because most people using Spotify won’t be watching.

    • @Ditronian
      @Ditronian Рік тому +4

      It's even weirder to think that there are actually still people without an ad-blocker watching those ads.

  • @waltersgraham1216
    @waltersgraham1216 Рік тому +9

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    • @waltersgraham1216
      @waltersgraham1216 Рік тому

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    • @martinjr7658
      @martinjr7658 Рік тому

      She helped me get back what lost while trying to trade.

    • @ericgary4351
      @ericgary4351 Рік тому

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    • @ericgary4351
      @ericgary4351 Рік тому

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    • @scottwhite9873
      @scottwhite9873 Рік тому

      My first experience with her gave me the assurance that has made me to invest without fear of loosing

  • @UnitedWeStand2020
    @UnitedWeStand2020 3 місяці тому +2

    Look who runs UA-cam, this should tell you all you need to know about why they allow ALL these scam ads.

    • @CL-gv2fx
      @CL-gv2fx 3 місяці тому

      Congress should get off their asses

  • @tayjbru
    @tayjbru 10 місяців тому +1

    This doesn't explain why the ads that are clearly fake and scams like a completely unaffiliated companies selling products they don't own.

  • @Radu93Z
    @Radu93Z Рік тому +4

    I get 30+ min ads quite often and if I can I leave them to the end just because I know they will pay a lot for that :)

    • @Radu93Z
      @Radu93Z Рік тому

      I think they have come for revenge :-s
      Edit: there was a spam comment here

    • @rsv298
      @rsv298 Рік тому +2

      Well according to the video, you're actually wasting your own time and benefiting the advertiser because now that ad will be shown to more people.

    • @rightwingsafetysquad9872
      @rightwingsafetysquad9872 Рік тому +1

      So that advertiser will pay more money to creators. Perhaps it helps them, perhaps it just costs them more money. But either way the objective of creators getting paid more works.