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It doesn't look very complex, nothing a simple ublock/brave block element can't remove, at least not yet.

haunter 3y ago
Yet. Twitch has some pretty hardcore ad system that even uBlock can't block straight up and you have to use a combination of tools/scripts https://github.com/pixeltris/TwitchAdSolutions https://github.com/pixeltris/TwitchAdSolutions https://old.reddit.com/r/Adblock/comments/10fgy9y/twitch_adblock_2023/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Adblock/comments/10fgy9y/twitch_adb...
- grishka 3y ago
  TIL Twitch has ads.
- Sytten 3y ago
  Because they are embedded in the stream itself something I am not sure would be viable for youtube to do at their scale. For twitch, you basically have to use a proxy hosted in another country where they dont show ads to retrieve the stream links.
  - crtasm 3y ago
    They're not embedded in the UK at least, you can confirm this by watching something via the Twitch plugin for Kodi which is sent video of a countdown timer instead.
  - haunter 3y ago
    They aren't. If you watch a stream for example with streamlink/VLC then ads looks like this when they are played https://files.catbox.moe/n7sb34.png https://files.catbox.moe/n7sb34.png
- crtasm 3y ago
  I only have uBlock Origin and never see ads on Twitch. Downvoting does not change this fact (and if I knew exactly why my experience is different, I would provide details).
  - BlueTemplar 3y ago
    Same with uMatrix. However I do get YouTube ads... Twitch ads sound like they would be horribly frustrating because of the real time nature of the experience !
  - episteme 3y ago
    Where are you located?
  - kenhwang 3y ago
    It's rare to see Twitch ads because they don't have very much ad inventory. But if you happen to be a rare match for one of the few ads they have, you'll see that same ad over and over and over again.
- kenhwang 3y ago
  I work in ad-tech. The tech to make ads unblockable has existed for years now (server side ad insertion makes ads indistinguishable from content because they're delivered through the same gateway in the same video stream thus bypassing DNS/network and DOM based ad blocking). However, it's still rarely used because sufficiently capable users with advanced adblockers do not make up enough lost revenue over the increased infrastructure cost. It's been fascinating watching Google lag in this area given the amount of engineering resources, market share, and platform control they have. We in the industry theorized that they'd use their dominant market position with Chrome and Android to protect their ad business, which is why they didn't invest much in unblockable or required ads. But it appears it's not for lack of want, it seems like it's just poor execution and unexpected diminishing market share.
  - blibble 3y ago
    > We in the industry theorized that they'd use their dominant market position with Chrome and Android to protect their ad business, which is why they didn't invest much in unblockable or required ads. they're waiting for manifest v3

Yet. Twitch has some pretty hardcore ad system that even uBlock can't block straight up and you have to use a combination of tools/scripts https://github.com/pixeltris/TwitchAdSolutions https://github.com/pixeltris/TwitchAdSolutions https://old.reddit.com/r/Adblock/comments/10fgy9y/twitch_adblock_2023/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Adblock/comments/10fgy9y/twitch_adb...

grishka 3y ago
TIL Twitch has ads.
Sytten 3y ago
Because they are embedded in the stream itself something I am not sure would be viable for youtube to do at their scale. For twitch, you basically have to use a proxy hosted in another country where they dont show ads to retrieve the stream links.
- crtasm 3y ago
  They're not embedded in the UK at least, you can confirm this by watching something via the Twitch plugin for Kodi which is sent video of a countdown timer instead.
- haunter 3y ago
  They aren't. If you watch a stream for example with streamlink/VLC then ads looks like this when they are played https://files.catbox.moe/n7sb34.png https://files.catbox.moe/n7sb34.png
crtasm 3y ago
I only have uBlock Origin and never see ads on Twitch. Downvoting does not change this fact (and if I knew exactly why my experience is different, I would provide details).
- BlueTemplar 3y ago
  Same with uMatrix. However I do get YouTube ads... Twitch ads sound like they would be horribly frustrating because of the real time nature of the experience !
- episteme 3y ago
  Where are you located?
- kenhwang 3y ago
  It's rare to see Twitch ads because they don't have very much ad inventory. But if you happen to be a rare match for one of the few ads they have, you'll see that same ad over and over and over again.
kenhwang 3y ago
I work in ad-tech. The tech to make ads unblockable has existed for years now (server side ad insertion makes ads indistinguishable from content because they're delivered through the same gateway in the same video stream thus bypassing DNS/network and DOM based ad blocking). However, it's still rarely used because sufficiently capable users with advanced adblockers do not make up enough lost revenue over the increased infrastructure cost. It's been fascinating watching Google lag in this area given the amount of engineering resources, market share, and platform control they have. We in the industry theorized that they'd use their dominant market position with Chrome and Android to protect their ad business, which is why they didn't invest much in unblockable or required ads. But it appears it's not for lack of want, it seems like it's just poor execution and unexpected diminishing market share.
- blibble 3y ago
  > We in the industry theorized that they'd use their dominant market position with Chrome and Android to protect their ad business, which is why they didn't invest much in unblockable or required ads. they're waiting for manifest v3