@misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months agoYouTube confirms your pause screen is now fair game for adswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square225fedilinkarrow-up1864cross-posted to: linustechtips@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmit.online
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minus-square@NotationalSymmetry@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish107•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 linkfedilinkEnglish55•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-square@philodendron@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglish6•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