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YouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block ads
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this post was submitted on 13 Jun 2024
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People will find a way to get around it, I could see buffering a video for 5 mins or even downloading the entire video ala locally playing podcasts, then using AI or some type of frame analyzation technique t to skip ads. Or just skip them like good old fashion Tivo from your player.
Sponsorblock does this through crowdsourcing
The more that use it the better it works!
TBH I don't expect AI to be able to solve this.
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server side video ad injection means they could vary the placement of the ad, so things like sponsorblock which relies on the segment being in the exact same place all the time would not be very effective