Here's something you don't see everyday: fewer ads on YouTube. Well, fewer ad formats, at least. YouTube's latest forum post says the company will be doing away with "Overlay ads" on YouTube videos.

From April 6, 2023, creators will no longer be able to activate or add “Overlay ads” from within YouTube Studio when accessing monetization options. YouTube will sunset overlay ads from the platform ...

YouTube has announced that the "Overlay ads" are going away from videos starting from April 6. The Google-owned video streaming platform said that the decision has been taken to help improve the ...

People have been speculating about how YouTube would eventually monetize video streams, as opposed to page views. The answer comes in the form of an innovative ...

YouTube is changing the way some ads are shown on videos very soon with the removal of “Overlay ads” from content starting April 6. “Overlay ads” are banner-style pop-up ads that often disrupt or ...

YouTube viewed through a desktop browser still shows the so-called “overlay ads” – as their name suggests, they appear on top of the video (at the bottom edge ...

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