YouTube recently strengthened its ad blocking tools, some netizens found that YouTube’s “Skip Ads” button was covered by a black rectangle, and the countdown timer also disappeared.
He was originally a Reddit userexpressthe desktop version of YouTube saw that the “Skip Ads” button was covered by a black rectangle, and the original countdown was not displayed. Later, Android Police said that although there was no black rectangle on the mobile app, the countdown had disappeared. This change has led many people to believe that YouTube is testing the removal of the “sip ads” option, forcing everyone to see ads.
However, YouTube clarified that it is not removing the “skip ad” button, but that it is “minimizing ad player elements” so that “viewers can have a simpler experience and engage deeply with advertisements. ” Desktop and mobile app users may see a countdown timer to skip ads “appear as a progress bar at the bottom of the screen”, and can still skip ads after 5 seconds.
YouTube puts black squares over ads to hide the “skip” button
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(This article is written by Unwire HK Reprinted with permission; source of first image:Pixabay)
