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YouTube could roll out ads while videos are paused after “strong traction” in experiment - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Turd_Ferg@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If it were visual ads with no audio, I actually think this is a good idea. When you pause you're ready for an interruption of sorts: it jars the brain less.

I'd still want to be able to maximise the video still frame to see details sometimes. Just yesterday I watched a 3blue1brown with a brief freeze-frame of extra detail to read if you wanted (and I did!)

[–] ashok36@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

I've been getting this on the YouTube app on shield TV and fire TV stick lately. It's as you said; just click dismiss on the ad and it goes back to full screen.