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If ads are indistinguishable from the regular video, can't people just skip past them? Afterall, regular video can be fast-forwarded / skipped. I will tell my

If ads are indistinguishable from the regular video, can't people just skip past them? Afterall, regular video can be fast-forwarded / skipped. I will tell my computer to automatically skip video that was originally marked as unskippable. If things really escalate, I will tell my computer to blank the screen and mute the audio when an ad is playing. I will do this with a keybinding, or maybe with an AI. This will be undetectable to the server.

amadvance 3y ago
> I will tell my computer to blank the screen and mute the audio when an ad is playing. Indeed, but you'll still have to wait for the ad to play. YouTube can definitively win this race if they decide so.
- Buttons840 3y ago
  I agree this form of blocking will be less appealing to many, but personally, I wouldn't mind a few moments to just breathe, especially when I'm doing ad heavy things. Instead of blanking the screen I might instead show a screen that says "Is there something better you should be doing?".
- jackdh 3y ago
  At that point I would auto download any videos from my subscriptions so they are controllable locally. Then an AI or integration with an Sponsorblock could skip the adverts. Host this all in a system similar to plex and it would be quite transparent.
the_omegist 3y ago
I did not see your comment & posted something pretty similar : Not sure this is the best topic to ask this. This is not a domain I am knowledgeable about but : if Youtube detects (somehow) when an ad is blocked , why don't adblockers become "adfastworwarders" ? I am using a bookmarklet to play Youtube videos faster & I noticed the videos are also played at the same speed. Couldn't "adfastworwarders" detect the start of an ad & like play it at x10 or x20? It would still create a tiny "cut" in the watching experience but perhaps a way to skip ads ? Any reason this cannot be a path for adblockers?

amadvance 3y ago

> I will tell my computer to blank the screen and mute the audio when an ad is playing. Indeed, but you'll still have to wait for the ad to play. YouTube can definitively win this race if they decide so.

Buttons840 3y ago
I agree this form of blocking will be less appealing to many, but personally, I wouldn't mind a few moments to just breathe, especially when I'm doing ad heavy things. Instead of blanking the screen I might instead show a screen that says "Is there something better you should be doing?".
jackdh 3y ago
At that point I would auto download any videos from my subscriptions so they are controllable locally. Then an AI or integration with an Sponsorblock could skip the adverts. Host this all in a system similar to plex and it would be quite transparent.

the_omegist 3y ago

I did not see your comment & posted something pretty similar : Not sure this is the best topic to ask this. This is not a domain I am knowledgeable about but : if Youtube detects (somehow) when an ad is blocked , why don't adblockers become "adfastworwarders" ? I am using a bookmarklet to play Youtube videos faster & I noticed the videos are also played at the same speed. Couldn't "adfastworwarders" detect the start of an ad & like play it at x10 or x20? It would still create a tiny "cut" in the watching experience but perhaps a way to skip ads ? Any reason this cannot be a path for adblockers?