On July 27th, YouTube turned on mid-roll ads automatically for all eligible videos, which is now as short as 8-minutes long (on monetized channels, of course). You had to either pre-emptively uncheck the new option or you now have to manually change it after the fact. They will be on by default for new videos. They announced this in advance, but not all of us saw it. So we can expect to see more ads from typical videos. Oh well, it's the way it goes. At least the channel owners will be making more money.
Yeah, I was far too busy being jetlagged and trying to find a place to live on July 27th! 😆
Logan Susnick