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Enshittification • 2 months ago

YouTube starts showing ads when you pause a video on TV

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YouTube starts showing ads when you pause a video on TV

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Enshittification • 2 months ago

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YouTube is starting to show ads on TVs whenever you pause a video, as first announced earlier this year by Google.

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/42162061

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Cant pause a youtube video if you dont watch youtube videos.

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