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YouTube is experimenting with server-side ads
(lemmy.world)
The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements and sponsored content, in order to increase profits. (Cory Doctorow, 2022, extracted from Wikitionary) source
We discuss how predatory big tech platforms live and die by luring people in and then decaying for profit.
We also discuss how naturally open technologies like the Fediverse can be susceptible to corporate takeovers, rugpulls and subsequent enshittification.
The video UI is independent of this, they can show an ad-specific timeline or even disable playback controls while the ad is visible.
Which adblockers could detect (at least in browsers not infected with manifest v3) and use to skip the ads. 🤷♂️