Maybe in both cases they did some A/B testing and found out ads were more effective without either feature. Like isn't it obvious that text boxes interfere with

Maybe in both cases they did some A/B testing and found out ads were more effective without either feature. Like isn't it obvious that text boxes interfere with ads, take some attention away from them. Not as obvious with subtitles, but I can see how pushing people to watch something else without subtitles rather than letting them stay on videos and read subtitles is better for ads designed for being viewed in watching context, not reading context.