Youtube Confirms It Isn’t Hiding The Skip Button, But Are Changing The Ad Experience

Sophie Atkinson, ReadWriteWeb
Thu, 10/10/2024 - 2:37am

After users on Reddit suggested YouTube is hiding the ‘skip’ button that comes up during adverts, the video-sharing platform has confirmed it isn’t removing or hiding the skip. It was in a Reddit thread on ‘r/extremelyinfuriating’ where someone shared a screenshot of an advert on the website writing “YouTube adding blackout squares over adverts to hide the ‘skip’ button.” One person responded saying they thought their app was “glitching” on their iPad, while another suggested it could be a bug and the app needed to be updated. Then, two days ago, the publisher Android Police reported the countdown timer that usually appears when the advert is playing – counting down to the skip – ‘seems to be going away.’ Currently, advertorials play at the beginning of a monetized video, as well as in the middle and at the end.

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