Recently, the internet was worried that YouTube was phasing out the skip button on ads. It turns out that's not really true. In a statement to The Verge, YouTube confirmed that the option to skip some ads isn't going away,

But in statements to The Verge, YouTube says it isn’t removing the skip button — it’s just changing some elements of how ads are displayed. “YouTube is not hiding the skip button,” YouTube spokesperson Oluwa Falodun says in a statement to The Verge.

YouTube advertisements may often be a source of frustration for viewers, but the option to skip most ads after a few seconds has provided some relief. However, it seems the Google-owned platform is now making it more difficult for users to bypass ads,

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