Not sure if I can explain this well but a lot of YouTube videos nowadays start with a small clip of the video itself. Does anyone know why this trend started? Is it an algorithm strategy?

Maybe most people like it, but it’s It’s very off putting for me and I find myself having to skip most intros.

  • CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world
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    1 year ago

    As someone who browses almost exclusively 9n my phone, I appreciate having a moment to pause it, flip my phone sideways, and adjust the resolution because YouTube always defaults to crappy.