Enshittification@lemmy.world • 9 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@lemmy.world • 9 months ago

cross-posted to:
technology@lemmy.zip

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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