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Re:YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to... by Nextgrid on Saturday June 17, 2023 @05:47PM (#36375001)
Isn't this actually good? If advertisers and other malicious actors preemptively block me for "fraud" it would be very much welcome.
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Re:YouTube Tells Open-Source Privacy Software ‘Invidious’ to... by spondylosaurus on Saturday June 17, 2023 @06:56PM (#36375595)
The problem is those blocklists sometimes get shared with other companies doing more broad bot management stuff, which could end up getting you blocked (or soft blocked) from other forms of content.

Trying to log in to your streaming platform of choice? Have fun solving three extra CAPTCHAs because your IP has a history of "bot" activity. etc etc etc

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