What made me willing to pay for YouTube Premium was the increasing ad interruptions. Recently, Google began to realize that the ads they serve are annoying and people are starting to get angry again when ad blockers are used. In the future, YouTube ad displays will no longer interrupt the viewing experience.
Starting May 12, YouTube will ensure that ads are served in the middle of the video and not when the host is speaking or at important moments. This will give users a more interesting viewing experience with ads only appearing when the video is paused or when there is a transition between scenes. This feature is said to be enabled for all users and will also affect YouTube channel owners.
YouTube channel owners can opt for automatic ad display determined by the system or choose when ads will appear themselves. With this update, videos that are being enjoyed will no longer hang because of ads. At the same time, also try to avoid using ad blocker plugins because if there are ads, they may last for hours.