misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoYouTube confirms your pause screen is now fair game for adswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
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minus-squareNotationalSymmetry@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoWhat if you paused so you could see something? You’re not allowed to read that text in the background because ads
minus-squareJeffool @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoGreat point. I already find this to be a problem with the recommendations that pop up when paused, and the end-video elements they throw over everything despite having that turned off everywhere I can find it. It’s all so dumb. Just so damn dumb.
minus-squarephilodendron@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThey’ll likely do what other platforms have done and let you X out the ad til you unpause
What if you paused so you could see something? You’re not allowed to read that text in the background because ads
Great point. I already find this to be a problem with the recommendations that pop up when paused, and the end-video elements they throw over everything despite having that turned off everywhere I can find it. It’s all so dumb. Just so damn dumb.
They’ll likely do what other platforms have done and let you X out the ad til you unpause