▲ 419 ▼ YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by dvdnet62@feddit.nl to c/technology@lemmy.ml 269 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Dymonika@beehaw.org -4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) was purely for security reasons and not for disabling ad blockers. I had not heard of Manifest v3 and actually can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. I guess you are. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] QueerQuery@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/googles-manifest-v3-still-hurts-privacy-security-innovation https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/google-chrome-will-limit-ad-blockers-starting-june-2024/ They've been trying for years to implement this at a large price to the users. They always try to hide under the guise of security. https://www.ghacks.net/2024/04/16/google-intensifies-fight-against-youtube-adblockers/ https://lemmy.ml/post/14446619 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1917isnow@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago Man they're fucking out of their minds!!! I only care about how this will affect Floorp's user agent spoofing abilities thought 😶🌫️🌫️ permalink fedilink source parent [–] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) They're not being sarcastic, they are repeating Google's (bs) justification permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) They are being sarcastic, with the emphasis on "purely", while saying Google's justification. It's exactly to point out it's bs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0x1C3B00DA@fedia.io 5 points 2 years ago yes exactly what sneezycat said. I was being sarcastic and pointing out that Manifest V3 was always a crackdown on ad blocking and nothing else. permalink fedilink source parent [–] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, I guess I maintain its that's not what sarcasm is but we do agree on the point permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* If it is not sarcasm then the justification is not bs. And OP agrees it is sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] QueerQuery@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/googles-manifest-v3-still-hurts-privacy-security-innovation https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/google-chrome-will-limit-ad-blockers-starting-june-2024/ They've been trying for years to implement this at a large price to the users. They always try to hide under the guise of security. https://www.ghacks.net/2024/04/16/google-intensifies-fight-against-youtube-adblockers/ https://lemmy.ml/post/14446619 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] 1917isnow@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago Man they're fucking out of their minds!!! I only care about how this will affect Floorp's user agent spoofing abilities thought 😶🌫️🌫️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 1917isnow@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago Man they're fucking out of their minds!!! I only care about how this will affect Floorp's user agent spoofing abilities thought 😶🌫️🌫️ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) They're not being sarcastic, they are repeating Google's (bs) justification permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) They are being sarcastic, with the emphasis on "purely", while saying Google's justification. It's exactly to point out it's bs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0x1C3B00DA@fedia.io 5 points 2 years ago yes exactly what sneezycat said. I was being sarcastic and pointing out that Manifest V3 was always a crackdown on ad blocking and nothing else. permalink fedilink source parent [–] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, I guess I maintain its that's not what sarcasm is but we do agree on the point permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* If it is not sarcasm then the justification is not bs. And OP agrees it is sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) They are being sarcastic, with the emphasis on "purely", while saying Google's justification. It's exactly to point out it's bs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 0x1C3B00DA@fedia.io 5 points 2 years ago yes exactly what sneezycat said. I was being sarcastic and pointing out that Manifest V3 was always a crackdown on ad blocking and nothing else. permalink fedilink source parent [–] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, I guess I maintain its that's not what sarcasm is but we do agree on the point permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* If it is not sarcasm then the justification is not bs. And OP agrees it is sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 0x1C3B00DA@fedia.io 5 points 2 years ago yes exactly what sneezycat said. I was being sarcastic and pointing out that Manifest V3 was always a crackdown on ad blocking and nothing else. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] macaroni1556@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sure, I guess I maintain its that's not what sarcasm is but we do agree on the point permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* If it is not sarcasm then the justification is not bs. And OP agrees it is sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 years ago* If it is not sarcasm then the justification is not bs. And OP agrees it is sarcasm. permalink fedilink source parent