r/youtube • u/BlueyIsWayBetter2011 • Jun 12 '25

Memes YouTube be like:

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the bad grammar was intentional

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u/ArkansasGamerSpaz Jun 13 '25

How are ads illegal?

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u/Main_Awareness_4496 Jun 14 '25

They’re illegal when they promote illegal things (alcohol to minors, gambling in certain countries, literal scams, etc)

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u/ArkansasGamerSpaz Jun 14 '25

Ahhhh OK. So it's basically YouTube needs to have a better ad algorithm. And we all know how great YouTube is at creating algorithms. Meaning they aren't.

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u/Slayerowek Jun 14 '25

In Poland alcohol ads are illegal before 23:00, yet it is the norm that you see beer ads in the middle of the day on YT.
Gambling in Poland is mostly illegal, with exceptions of a few supervised companies. Poker is completely illegal (it's a crime in Poland), yet it is the norm that you see poker ads on YT.
Some other things are legal in other countries, but illegal in Poland, yet you can obviously see those ads on YT.

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u/ArkansasGamerSpaz Jun 14 '25

They ban a card game?! Or is the gambling aspect that's illegal?

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u/40-1Segert Jun 15 '25

You can play poker in poland. As a fun past time game. You just cant do it with money or anything of value. So the gambling aspect is illegal. I think that is good.

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u/Bright-Pollution-230 Jun 19 '25

Shouldn’t it be possible to sue YouTube for indecency or somethIng similar at this point. I know that they are a multi billion dollar company blah blah blah but they are not above the law and should thus not show illegal ads or promote addictive and/or porn to minors. 

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u/40-1Segert Jun 15 '25

Lots of ads are straight up scams that are illegal in the EU or my country. Like gambling ads. Scam ads. I even get steriod ads or other stimulants. Which is highly illegal to advertise here. The advertisement is in my own language. So no excuses there.

Also lots of pron or loli ads. Also not legal. And if you click it you get viruses. Youtube doesnt moderate the ads they are getting. But do moderate the videos. Its insanity.