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More importantly, it would lead to more “product placement” and other underhanded product/brand promotions.

And the real annoyance with YouTube Premium is that the UI is still full of engagement dark patterns.

no it wouldn't, such things are straight up illegal in most places? You have to clearly disclose ads + have clear distinction between ad content and rest of content. A bunch of youtubers have gotten in trouble for this?

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