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submitted 1 year ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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YouTube is testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers, integrating ads directly into videos to make them indistinguishable from the main content.
This new method complicates ad blocking, including tools like SponsorBlock, which now face challenges in accurately identifying and skipping sponsored segments.
The feature is currently in testing and not widely rolled out, with YouTube encouraging users to subscribe to YouTube Premium for an ad-free experience.

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[-] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Reloading usually works, but gets old.

Mobile Firefox seems to still work

This is really putting a dent in my enjoyment of YouTube

[-] clubb@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I am experiencinf this. The ads are unskippable, and they replace the video until they end

[-] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

In theory this could be beaten by using a link to a timestamp at 1 second in. If it starts at 0, it's an ad.

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