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YouTube looks to be testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers (9to5google.com)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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  • YouTube is testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers, integrating ads directly into videos to make them indistinguishable from the main content.
  • This new method complicates ad blocking, including tools like SponsorBlock, which now face challenges in accurately identifying and skipping sponsored segments.
  • The feature is currently in testing and not widely rolled out, with YouTube encouraging users to subscribe to YouTube Premium for an ad-free experience.
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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Will that fix their horrible site and mobile app that constatntly breaks on me? I'm not going to pay a corporation that treats users and creators like shit and can't even make a good way to interact with the service with all that money. If they prpvided a fantastic service and were pro-consumer and pro-creator then I totally would. But they're the opposite of that.

[โ€“] [email protected] -3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I have no problems with either. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ The site and all of their apps work fine.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Just pretend like the anti-consumer and anti-creator criticisms aren't there. They can't hurt you if you just don't acknowledge that they exist.