YouTube has responded to users who are accusing it of trying to hide the ad skip button. The company says that the button still appears after five seconds of playback. It appears the firm is making ...

The YouTube mobile app is starting to hide its countdown timer and grayed-out skip button when it plays ads. The skip button now only surfaces after a user has watched a specific portion of the ad, ...

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, ...

While the stats vary, there's evidence that around nine out of 10 people who can skip an ad do—whether by hitting the ‘skip ad’ button online or fast-forwarding through a commercial break while ...