In a recent update, YouTube has introduced a feature that allows users to hide end screen recommendations that typically appear at the conclusion of videos. Users can simply tap a 'Hide' button located in the top-right corner of the video player to remove these pop-ups for the current video. This feature aims to enhance user experience by reducing distractions and allowing viewers to concentrate on the content. YouTube has also decided to remove the hover-to-subscribe button that appears over video watermarks, citing redundancy with the existing subscribe button below the video. The company assures that these changes will have a minimal effect on creators, with experiments showing less than a 1.5% decrease in views from end screens and negligible impact on channel subscriptions.