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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by codedokode on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @08:32AM (#46057236)
> so you can no longer see the content in case you paused to freeze the frame.

It's similar on desktop, if you pause the video, an overlay with recommendations appears, and it prevents you from reading the subtitles, for example.

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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by Thorrez on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @08:54AM (#46057412)
I've only experienced that on embedded videos, not on youtube.com . Are you experiencing it on youtube.com ? I tried it just now, and was able to view a video on youtube.com , pause it, and keep reading the subtitles with no recommendations popping up.

Disclosure: I work at Google but not YouTube.

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Re:Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been F... by codedokode on Wednesday November 26, 2025 @09:04AM (#46057504)
Yes, it's possible that you are right - I checked it on a random video, and there is no overlay.
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