Is YouTube Removing The In-Video Ad Skip Button Some time ago, a user on the social network Reddit mentioned a new change in the ‘Skip button’ that appears in YouTube ads. Through the post, he mentioned that the ‘skip button’ is covered with a black/grey importer shape. Recently, they claimed that the countdown timer that appears before skipping the ad has also been removed.
With this, some people have speculated that YouTube is going to make it difficult to skip ads. Some have speculated that the skip button that appears when watching YouTube videos is going to be removed. It is definitely not a good experience when an advertisement suddenly appears while watching any video. It also affects the user experience.
However, when such a rumour is going on, YouTube says that the skip button will still only appear after five seconds on skippable ads. YouTube says that it is going to simplify the advertisement so that more users can pay attention to the advertisement.
Due to this reason, YouTube has responded that some changes are being made to show the progress bar instead of the countdown timer. Even in YouTube’s statement, there is no mention of removing the ad skip button. However, the company has said that it is working extensively to close the ad blocker. However, not all users have experienced these changes. It is expected that these changes will be visible to other users in the coming days.
