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Unless they make the ads part of the video itself by re-encoding it on the fly with the ads inserted, there will be a way around this. Instead of blocking the a
by worewood 3y ago
Unless they make the ads part of the video itself by re-encoding it on the fly with the ads inserted, there will be a way around this. Instead of blocking the ads, the ad blocker just needs to download the content anyway and run it off-screen.
- colinsane 3y agoinline ads don’t even fix YT’s problem. see: sponsorblock. if you’re inserting targeted ads (where each viewer sees a different length, or ads inserted at a different position), the sponsorblock approach can be modified to function as a catalog of known ads which your browser/app recognizes and skips. it’s an arms race. it’s the same flaw as DRM. Google wants to control how your device interacts with the bits it’s already downloaded. as long as the device is in your hands, they can make the bits more difficult for you to use in a manner they don’t approve of, but they can never make it impossible.