Yes, it was initially ad-free. Then they first launched "participatory video ads", and when asked about expanding the ads into more areas, the CEO at the time s

Yes, it was initially ad-free. Then they first launched "participatory video ads", and when asked about expanding the ads into more areas, the CEO at the time said: > we think there are better ways for people to engage with brands than forcing them to watch a commercial before seeing content. You could ask anyone on the net if they enjoy that experience and they'd probably say no A year or so later, they launched ads that ran before the video played.