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Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies. (www.engadget.com)
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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.

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[-] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago

Got this too couple of times, all I did was F5 and go on with my day. Nothing happened.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

I always wondered why YouTube doesn't stream the ad intermixed into the video? Like, it's DASH, right? How does that work, can't the server send a video then switch to another stream source (the ad) and back?

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[-] Slagathor@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Serious question: what is the best add blocker right now? I've been using ublock origin, but it doesn't seem to be working that well these days.

[-] thatsthespirit@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Vinegar + SponsorBlock on iOS/iPadOS/MacOS.

[-] affiliate@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

thank you for recommending vinegar, it is incredible

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