Will YouTube experimentally abolish the ad-skip countdown display？ New specifications have been confirmed that show the countdown until 5 seconds have passed．
It has been discovered that an experimental change is being made to the smartphone version of YouTube’s ad display that will hide the skip button during playback for a certain period of time, and this has become a hot topic. Currently, YouTube displays video ads before the main video begins, and many of these can be “skipped” after five seconds to watch the main video. Skip countdown to be abolished on a trial basis? In a new experimental specification discovered by overseas communities and media, the “5,4,3,2,1…” countdown display that was previously displayed until a skip was possible has disappeared, and the skip notification is no longer displayed until a certain time has passed. However, it is still not impossible to skip; after a certain amount of time has passed, a “skip” button will appear, allowing you to skip at any time. Although there has been no official announcement to date, similar complaints have been made in large numbers. When we actually checked this out within our editorial department, we found that this phenomenon was occurring in the latest version of YouTube for Android, where the countdown had disappeared. On the other hand, it is still displayed in the PC/web version and some app versions, and the skip position can be determined by looking at the “yellow bar” at the bottom of the player, so it is not a major change in actual use. Around the same time, some users on reddit (an overseas message board) pointed out cases of the skip button not displaying properly, but this phenomenon has not been confirmed, and it is more likely that this is due to a functional conflict or a bug. The rule for skippable video ads on YouTube is that whether or not you are charged (advertising fees, payment to the distributor) depends on when you press the skip button. Therefore, concentrating the five seconds in the countdown area may have an impact on monetization, and there may be room for YouTube to introduce new specifications.
We decided to only watch NHK videos. It ended up being cheaper and the quality programs increased the conversation in our family, so it was the right decision.
At this rate, the day will soon come when an AI system will be added that can understand the preferences of viewers and brainwash them into viewing advertisements.
It’s getting worse and worse. You can skip almost everything on a PC or smartphone using the browser’s functions, but it’s annoying that you can’t fast forward or skip on the TV app.
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