Inside the ‘arms race’ between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies.::YouTube’s dramatic content gatekeeping decisions of late have a long history behind them, and there’s an equally long history of these defenses being bypassed.

  • @[email protected]
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    811 months ago

    Because YouTube doesn’t want you to skip ads? If the ad was just another part of the show, you would just fast forward past the ad.

    • Victor
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      111 months ago

      Well obviously seeking would be disabled during those ads. But maybe that’s not preventable.

      • @Huschke
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        411 months ago

        Then ad blockers could use this information to know which part of the video is the ad and block it again.

        • Victor
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          111 months ago

          😏👏 Excellent