Folks over at Android Police first reported that the skip button is missing on the ads on the YouTube mobile app. And now, ...

Some users noted that the usual “Skip Ad” button was missing. In some cases, it appeared below the video, leading to speculation that adblockers might be interfering with how ads are displayed.

It may only take a few seconds for the "skip ad" button to appear on a YouTube video, but sometimes that wait feels like an eternity. Unfortunately, some users have been forced to wait far longer ...

YouTube ads are getting more frustrating, with some users reporting unskippable ads that are nearly an hour long. Are ad blockers to blame?

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YouTube’s war on ad blockers has paid off big time, with the platform reportedly raking in $36 billion in 2024 off ads alone.

Some comments have mentioned that the ad blocker could have blocked the ‘Skip’ button from showing up and subsequently failed to block the long ad, worsening the ad situation. While these ...