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Re:Vinegar: Safari extension that replaces YouTube embeds wi... by Eelongate on Sunday November 28, 2021 @10:01PM (#29375870)
I'm something of a master thief myself; my whole life when commercial breaks started on TV, I changed the channel or turned the TV off.
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Re:Vinegar: Safari extension that replaces YouTube embeds wi... by rezonant on Sunday November 28, 2021 @10:15PM (#29375959)
Yeah and I see how this is kind of a modern analog to that, but at least in that case the consumer of the media is making a tradeoff.

Perhaps a better analogy is DVRs and their fast forwarding (or completely automatic) removal of ads. This kind of tech will always be possible and I kind of doubt YouTube will make a loud fuss about it.

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