YouTube's been experimenting with ads that play while your video is paused
Briefly

In Q1, we saw strong traction from the introduction of a pause ads pilot on connected TVs, a new non-interruptive ad format that appears when users pause their organic content... are commanding premium pricing from advertisers.
Ad sales being YouTube's primary income source, efforts to thwart adblockers and experiment with new ad formats like pause ads make sense, causing conflicting user and creator experiences.
Read at pcgamer
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