786
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)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
258 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 12 points 2 years ago

Or the adblock could buffer the video and play it on a delay ad free. People will be fine with doing something else for a minute.

Better yet, have it done in the background -- particularly for new videos on channels you're subscribed to.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent