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Sick of commercials? You can still skip YouTube ads (if you try hard enough)

YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers, but don't pull your hair out when commercials interrupt your videos. There are ways ...
Android Police

YouTube has started hiding the Skip Ads countdown

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...
9to5google

YouTube isn’t hiding the skip button for ads, it’s just not showing it right away

YouTube has updated how the “skip” button works with ads, and it may no longer appear right away. Over the past few weeks, YouTube users across mobile and desktop have noticed new behavior in which ...
The Verge

YouTube says it is ‘not hiding the skip button’ on ads

But you might see a progress bar instead of a countdown to know when to hit skip. But you might see a progress bar instead of a countdown to know when to hit skip. is a senior reporter covering ...
BGR

YouTube Is Trying To Hide The Skip Button So You'll Watch More Ads

Unless you pay $13.99 per month for YouTube Premium, you'll have to deal with ads when you watch videos on YouTube. Thankfully, skipping the ads has always been easy, but over the past few days, ...
Search Engine Land

YouTube trials smaller ‘Skip Ads’ button

YouTube has confirmed that it is trialling a redesigned, smaller ‘Skip Ads’ button. The CTA button’s new look features: Here is a preview of the new button: In ...
Android Police

YouTube is making it harder to skip ads, again

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
Snopes.com

Fake Tweet Says YouTube Will Be 'Removing the Skip Ad Button'

On Oct. 27, 2022, a Reddit user posted a screenshot on the r/memes subreddit that showed a fake tweet from YouTube's official Twitter account, which read, "We are officially removing the skip ad ...
Android Authority

YouTube rejects claims that it's hiding the skip button

YouTube has responded to users who are accusing it of trying to hide the ad skip button. The company says that the button still appears after five seconds of playback. It appears the firm is making ...
ZDNet

YouTube's new AI-powered 'Jump Ahead' feature lets you skip to the good part

Want to just skip to the good part in every YouTube video? A new feature will let you do just that. According to Android Authority, YouTube has been testing Jump Ahead with a small portion of users, ...
The Verge

YouTube makes it easy for TV users to skip to the best bits of videos

After launching on web and mobile last year, some TV devices are now showing the ‘Jump Ahead’ feature for Premium subscribers. After launching on web and mobile last year, some TV devices are now ...