Kim Komando has a breaking news newsletter. I decided to subscribe to it because there could be things that might be of interest. Today, Watch out for this scam ad popping up in YouTube is the highlight in this newsletter.
What can we as disabled people do about it? Close the browser and try again. These popout ads I may have seen occasionally and if you can’t close it with an alt+f4 on your computer if it opens in a new window, or makes it difficult to navigate unless you click a button they want you to click, you will have to close the browser.
I don’t think I’ve seen this in quite awhile, although I don’t sit on youtube for long periods of time.
As for youtube apps themselves, I don’t know if I have seen these ads that they talk about, but if it does cause a problem, close the app and try again. Most of those ads probably don’t have accessible buttons to close them, and clicking on an inaccessible button may become a problem today.
It used to not be a serious problem, it used to just be a scare tactic, but now, you never know. Stay safe.
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