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- 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 adjustments to how certain elements are presented on the player during ads.
Having the video you’re watching on YouTube get interrupted by an ad is not great. But at least you have the option to skip the ad after a certain amount of time. Recently, some users accused YouTube of attempting to hide the skip button by obstructing it with black rectangles. YouTube has now responded to the accusations.
In a statement sent to The Verge, YouTube spokesperson Oluwa Falodun denied the allegations, stating that the company is not removing the skip button. “On skippable ads, the button appears after 5 seconds into playback, as always,” Falodun told the outlet.