Comment by Thorrez
3 days ago
I've only experienced that on embedded videos, not on youtube.com . Are you experiencing it on youtube.com ? I tried it just now, and was able to view a video on youtube.com , pause it, and keep reading the subtitles with no recommendations popping up.
Disclosure: I work at Google but not YouTube.
Yes, it's possible that you are right - I checked it on a random video, and there is no overlay.