YouTube's crackdown on tools that block advertising continues with server-side ad injection. The developer of...
  • 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.
  • @[email protected]English
    54•5 months ago

    It does matter because it inspires newer platforms that aren’t as shitty like Lemmy, PixelFed, Mbin, and PeerTube.

    • @[email protected]English
      22•5 months ago

      We’re about to have a great big shattering of the internet and I’m all for it. Collating the pieces will be a pain in the ass for a couple years but some handful of nerds out there blessed by the spirit of Ritchie will create a tool for it, and what’s left of our world will be a better place for it.

      • @LegEnglish
        8•5 months ago

        This one’s on my bingo card.

        • ÆnimaEnglish
          4•5 months ago

          Question, if a square on your bingo card is titled, “collapse of society,” can I still use it for this?

      • @[email protected]English
        3•5 months ago

        I’ve been just recommending Lemmy out there as the new internet, which us what this feels like to me, IS like the old internet again!