YouTube first spoke about pause ads last year when it started trialing them in select regions. At the time, the company said that when you pause a video, it will shrink, and an ad will appear next to it.

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“In Q1, we saw strong traction from the introduction of a pause ads pilot on connected TVs, a new non-interruptive ad format that appears when users pause their organic content,” Schindler noted. He went on to share that YouTube’s pause ads are “driving strong brand lift results” and “are commanding premium pricing from advertisers.”

Schindler didn’t share any timelines for when pause ads will start appearing on YouTube, but we know they’ll first roll out on smart TVs. The nature of these ads, including their duration, skippability, and more is still unclear. We also don’t know if Google plans to introduce these ads on YouTube’s mobile apps.

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    7 months ago

    You can block ads on youtube on mobile devices by using firefox in desktop mode with ublock origin.

    Fuck youtube. Fuck ads. Fuck useful idiots defending either.

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        7 months ago

        Hmm, they may have changed it or I could be misremembering.

        Desktop mode also allows you to play a video while your screen is off which is good for listening to music.

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        7 months ago

        Apple users love having control taken away from them so I never factor them in when giving tech-related advice.

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          7 months ago

          I was always an Android but broke down after the thousandth idiot friend told me I wouldn’t have problems if tried iPhone. Let’s be honest though. Android folks don’t have privacy or are tech savvy either. It’s the ones using graphineOS and the other stripped down android OSs that do