Did the Trump Campaign buy Youtube?

[Jspur]

Every time I got to youtube's homepage the last few days I keep on seeing large pro-Trump adds at the top of the page. It's pretty annoying to deal

[Renew Deal]

1. Basically, yes.

They have prominently placed ads on youtube this week. The website and the app.

[hlthe2b]

2. I don't see them. Are you using an adblocker?

[Awsi Dooger]

13. I don't see them at all

I have an ad blocker and I bookmark directly to my own channel so that's where I start. There isn't a Trump ad in sight.

I can't imagine beginning at the home page. I don't think I have ever done it

[RockRaven]

3. They made a huge ad buy and YouTube is like every other corporate media entity --

an amoral and irresponsible prostitute whose attitude is "Just gimme money. As long as you do that then F the consequences, you can do whatever you want!"

[msongs]

8. and u feel the sme when they run biden dems ads? nt

[RockRaven]

14. That they care about the money they get in exchange for doing so, not the content/consequences?

Uuuhhhh.... YEAH. That's the point.

[lunasun]

4. rustysgurl wondered what's up earlier today too . Sucky ad not all the time for me but seen it

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=13933839

[displacedtexan]

5. I don't see them. But every time

I open YouTube and click on the first video I want to watch, I get a a Biden ad. That's not a problem for me.

[CatWoman]

6. there is a menu right next to each and every youtube video

that lets you disable that particular content

[msongs]

7. and did the dems buy the same ad times for next week? nt

[caraher]

9. Pretty much

It did motivate me to research the settings YouTube uses to push ads at me. Made no difference.

I do occasionally get Chuck Schumer asking for a donation, but Trump is in heavy rotation. My favorite ad appearance was when I clicked a video of Lake Street Dive playing the anti-Trump song "Shame Shame Shame" there was a Trump ad asking about whether I approved of him - I think the video I was going to watch was the clear answer!

I just fetched the link to the video and got two ads, one from Democrats and another pro-Trump ad.

[Squinch]

10. Get Adblock Plus. I have it. It's free. It gets rid of all the ads.

[flibbitygiblets]

18. Yay! Thanks Squinch!

[mahina]

11. Click em, watch em, it only costs them money.

I’d you watch. Clean the fridge, grout the tub, floss the dog, whatever. Cost them.

[fierywoman]

19. (... and turn off the sound! ...)

[mahina]

20. Oh God yes. I don't want to buy a new tv.

Seriously though, those ads are free unless you click or watch

[SheltieLover]

12. I'm getting agent orange audio

And I run an ad blocker.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

15. Adblockers work, but sometimes it takes a little investigating...

... to learn which ones work best with a particular browser and such. Most people online are honest about which ones are working great with Safari, Firefox, etc.

Edit: And it can change over time because of corporations fighting constantly to force ads on us.

[DinahMoeHum]

17. I use both Adblock Plus and Ghostery.

Got this advice from a PC-users club I belong to.

[Thekaspervote]

16. You don't have to go to the home page when opening YouTube..it just bypasses all that

Or, as others have said get the Adblock app