In this video, a YouTuber attempted to Rickroll the entire YouTube community by creating a paid advertisement through Google AdWords. He wanted to make the ad as long as possible before viewers could skip it, forcing them to endure the Rickroll. The creator avoided copyright issues by using a shortened version of the song "Never Gonna Give You Up" and uploaded it to YouTube.
After setting a daily budget of $1,000, the ad received 5.1 million impressions and 500,000 views, exceeding the creator's expectations. However, his account was suspended due to "suspicious payments" and "copyright policy" violations. The video was eventually taken down, but not before it achieved its goal of Rickrolling a large portion of the YouTube community.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The person is trying to Rickroll all of YouTube using a single paid advertisement.
2. They plan to use Google AdWords to create the ad.
3. The ad will feature the song "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley.
4. The person wants to make the ad as long as possible before people can click the skip button.
5. They plan to upload the video to YouTube and set the ad to play before, during, and after YouTube videos.
6. The person sets a daily budget of $1,000 for the ad.
7. The ad is expected to get 1.3 million impressions and 420,000 views.
8. The person checks the ad's performance the next day and finds that it got 500,000 views and 5.1 million impressions.
9. The person's account is suspended due to suspicious payments.
10. The ad was taken down due to copyright policy violations.
11. The person spent $1,500 on the ad, despite setting a budget of $1,000.
12. The ad got 37 likes and many comments from viewers who were Rickrolled.