I experienced this. Every indication is that the video is playing, but it's actually an ad, and the controls don't work. Fortunately using private browsing mode still blocks it for some reason.
Fortunately using private browsing mode still blocks it for some reason.
A/B Testing. Your account got selected for the adblock test. Your anonymous browser window did not. Close any video that loads ads and do something else for a while so they get the "user stopped watching the video" feedback.
I experienced this. Every indication is that the video is playing, but it's actually an ad, and the controls don't work. Fortunately using private browsing mode still blocks it for some reason.
A/B Testing. Your account got selected for the adblock test. Your anonymous browser window did not. Close any video that loads ads and do something else for a while so they get the "user stopped watching the video" feedback.