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"The move also adds a layer of unnecessary complexity in saving Premium viewers from these ads. If they are added server-side, the YouTube client would have to
by jacknews 2y ago
"The move also adds a layer of unnecessary complexity in saving Premium viewers from these ads. If they are added server-side, the YouTube client would have to auto-skip them for Premium members, but that also means ad segment info will be relayed to the client"
I don't think this is the case, they could just put ads into the stream at random places for the free tier, and not do so, or redirect to a specific ad-free stream for premium users.