YouTube confirms it isn’t hiding the skip button, but are changing the ad experience

After users on Reddit suggested YouTube is hiding the ‘skip’ button that comes up during adverts, the video-sharing platform has confirmed it isn’t removing or hiding the skip.

It was in a Reddit thread on ‘r/extremelyinfuriating’ where someone shared a screenshot of an advert on the website writing “YouTube adding blackout squares over adverts to hide the ‘skip’ button.”

One person responded saying they thought their app was “glitching” on their iPad, while another suggested it could be a bug and the app needed to be updated.