The more ads you shove in, the fewer people will watch them.

More people will seek out ad-blocking tech. The harder you make ad-blocking, the more you push people to different platforms.

Want to lose to TikTok and some unnamed long-form competitor for good? Keep it up. There's no other possible eventual outcome.

#YouTube #CorporateGreed #Adpocalypse #IrritatingUsersIsNotAStrategy
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YouTube is now showing ads when you pause videos

https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/youtube/youtube-is-now-showing-ads-when-you-pause-videos-193622495.html