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YouTube refreshes the skip ad button with a cleaner aesthetic

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Some users have accused YouTube of trying to cover up the skip button by placing black rectangles in its way.

YouTube says its goal is to make watching videos easier and more streamlined for its users.

The platform hopes to get its users to “engage more deeply with the ad creative” For the time being at least, the skip ad button remains available.