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11. not cc, it's text as part of video. often dead center over speaking person, can't be deleted. how to get around

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 03:39 PM

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It...I drag the browser windows down to hide text but that eliminates half the video n only works on desktop. Mostly just move on

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Every internet video suddenly has text captions? Annoying and distracting. [View all] cbabe Monday OP

Just started for me too. I think live caption got switched on. GPV Monday #2

I agree and the spelling can be atrocious too Shellback Squid Monday #3

It's YouTube. Click on the little 'CC' icon to toggle them on / off. nt eppur_se_muova Monday #4

CC on/off but captions remain. cbabe Monday #7

That's very possible. tanyev Monday #10