{"id":362308,"date":"2026-08-01T19:31:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T19:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/advertising\/long-unskippable-ads-will-reportedly-be-illegal-in-one-country-next-month\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T19:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T19:31:50","slug":"long-unskippable-ads-will-reportedly-be-illegal-in-one-country-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=362308","title":{"rendered":"Long unskippable ads will reportedly be illegal in one country next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sm.mashable.com\/mashable_in\/article\/l\/long-unski\/long-unskippable-ads-will-reportedly-be-illegal-in-one-count_q9tf.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p>We&#8217;ve all suffered through unskippable, annoying ads online. <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/youtube\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">YouTube<\/a> watchers, especially, know the struggle. <\/p>\n<p>But Vietnam is working to ease that annoyance. The country has reportedly issued new rules that ban long, unskippable ads, instead limiting the portion you cannot skip to just five seconds, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/youtube-unskippable-ads-rules-vietnam-3630307\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">tech site Android Authority<\/a>. The website <a href=\"https:\/\/vietnamnews.vn\/economy\/1733182\/online-ads-must-be-skippable-within-5-seconds-under-new-regulations.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Vietnam News reported<\/a> that the new regulations are scheduled to go into effect on Feb. 15. <\/p>\n<p>Wrote Vietnam News: &#8220;Under the new rules, viewers must be able to skip video advertisements and moving image sequences within five seconds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section x-data=\"window.newsletter({ isDeal: false })\" x-init=\"init()\" aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Light Speed<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Obviously, YouTube isn&#8217;t the only platform that relies on unskippable ads, but it might be the largest platform and most common example. Advertising accounts for a significant portion of YouTube&#8217;s business and is a primary source of revenue for creators. Google said last year it <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/youtube-creator-payout-100-billion\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">had paid about $100 billion<\/a> to creators, artists, and media companies over the previous four years. <\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/youtube\/comments\/1lmd0yi\/is_it_just_me_or_has_youtube_massively_increased\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">users have complained<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/youtube\/comments\/1p9mr09\/this_is_getting_ridiculous\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">about ads getting worse<\/a> and more obtrusive. Vietnam moving to limit that pain could prove popular among folks who use YouTube. <\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-8 w-full font-sans subtitle-2 editor-content\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"mr-1.5 font-sans font-bold\">Topics<\/span><br \/>\n                    <a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 mr-1.5\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/youtube\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the YouTube tag\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-label=\"$text\">YouTube<\/a><br \/>\n                    <a class=\"underline-link hover:no-underline text-secondary-300 \" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/advertising\" aria-label=\"Navigate to the Advertising tag\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-label=\"$text\">Advertising<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all suffered through unskippable, annoying ads online. 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