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Technology@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete

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YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete

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Technology@lemmy.world · 2 months ago

YouTube has been spotted testing server-side ads, which could pose a problem to ad blockers.

YouTube has been spotted testing server-side ads, which could pose a problem to ad blockers.

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then it would process the file and remove the commercials

This still exists today, for example in Plex’s DVR. Practically everything that blocks commercials these days uses comskip or a fork of it.

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