YouTube made $40.4 billion in ad revenue last year. They just built a system that voluntarily suppresses their own ads during live streams. Their algorithm detects when chat engagement peaks and automatically holds back ad inventory. This sounds like leaving money on the table. The math says otherwise. YouTube takes 30% of every Super Chat. Viewers can send between $1 and $500 per message. The top Super Chat earner on the platform pulled $382,000 in a single month. Fan funding payouts…