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YouTube gets crafty with a 'hidden' skip button for ads, but it's not all bad
This seems like a minor change amid the larger scope of what YouTube's recently done with ads.
YouTube has reportedly started "hiding" the skip button during the initial ad for a video on mobile devices. The change on mobile devices shows a full bar for the ad's supposed "duration," which is likely just the portion users must see. (Image credit: Source: Jason England / Android Central)YouTube has been wrapped in a war against ad blockers for a while now, but this change doesn't feel like that.
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