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SponsorBlock (and DeArrow): "YouTube is currently experimenting with server-si…" - Fosstodon (fosstodon.org)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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YouTube is currently experimenting with server-side ad injection. This means that the ad is being added directly into the video stream.

This breaks sponsorblock since now all timestamps are offset by the ad times.

For now, I set up the server to detect when someone is submitting from a browser with this happening and rejecting the submission to prevent the database from getting filled with incorrect submissions.

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Wait, they have? I wonder how/if that would affect the functionality of apps like Newpipe/Freetube.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It completely breaks them, currently: https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe/issues/11139

    This applies to at least NewPipe and yt-dlp, probably basically every such tool. Also, if you use logged-in cookies and download, they sometimes ban your account! Fun!

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago*

    Gross.

    Welp, I sure hope either we stay on the winning side of the cat-and-mouse game or a lot of creators jump ship to other emerging platforms (not that there are many), because it'd be a damn shame to have to stop watching some of the creators I enjoy watching. Many of them are damned talented folks IMHO.

    I've heard good things about Nebula, but sadly a lot of the channels I watch are not quite on there yet. Also, I'm broke, so there's that. Lol.

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