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• YouTube has introduced new ad slots at the "peak point" of videos to increase user engagement.
• Users can now vote for songs in shared playlists to enhance the group listening experience.
• You can avoid new ads with YouTube Premium, offering ad-free experience, music access and offline playback options.

Do you want YouTube to insert ads before the best part of the video? I guess not. This week, YouTube announced the addition of an interesting new voting system to its shared playlist, which will make your next road trip even more enjoyable. However, it also launched some new ads that no one would like.

Ads on YouTube have always been a hot topic, whether they are front-end ads, mid-video ads, or the most common non-skip ads recently. It is precisely for this reason that ad blockers are so popular. In February, the company said advertising became slightly less annoying, but today a few months later, things have changed again.

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Post Earlier this year, YouTube announced that more than 1 billion people watch podcasts through its platform each month. We all know how popular this platform is, and now all of these people are about to see ads at their worst. Unless you are an advertiser, it is the best time for them.

New YouTube ad slots

Thanks to artificial intelligence, YouTube has discovered a way to determine the "peak point" of videos. Insert ads before the most exciting moments or clips that are often replayed. Any extremely attractive point will be identified and the ad will appear before or after that precise moment.

Frankly, it was a pretty clever move, but I don't think too many people would like it. We are not sure if these ads can be skipped, but if you don't want to deal with these issues at all, you can subscribe to YouTube Premium. For those who don’t know, Premium offers an ad-free experience, YouTube Music subscription, offline playback, and more.

This sounds like a win-win for Google. Advertisers will like improved ad slots, while average users like you and me prefer to subscribe to their premium services.

Vote for your next song in YouTube playlist

Fortunately, YouTube news this week is not all bad news. YouTube adds a fun new feature to all music playlists that will make your next party or road trip better than ever before. According to a post on X, YouTube now allows collaborative playlist voting.

After the preliminary testing phase, you invite friends or family members to share playlists to vote for their favorite songs. Friends or family members can open the app and like or tap on the songs they want to listen to. It's like a collaborative DJ feature. By like a song, it moves upwards in the list and plays earlier.

The voting feature is being rolled out to all users gradually and anyone invited to the playlist will be able to participate. Basically, make sure you know all the people you invite, or the playlists can get very messy. Here is a short video about this new feature.

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