@YouTube please remove this terrible
button i have to click on every video just to hide a bunch of other buttons that only obscure the video.....
Hmm, that's strange, does it happen to both your desktop and mobile phone? If you haven't already, try clearing the cache and cookies using these steps: https://yt.be/help/Cko1 . Restarting your device and updating the app usually fixes the issue too. Keep us posted!