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Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy... by LispSporks22 on Saturday October 14, 2023 @06:57PM (#37885021)
> and just not allow any video to play at all if an ad blocker is detected

They intend to "go nuclear" and do that via their "Web Integrity API" https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/googles-web-integrit... Also previously discussed a few times here on HN.

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Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy... by madeofpalk on Saturday October 14, 2023 @07:41PM (#37885337)
They don't even need that. They can just to server-side ad insertion into the HLS feed.
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Re:Anti-Anti-Adblocker uBlock filter to get rid of the annoy... by OJFord on Saturday October 14, 2023 @07:50PM (#37885389)
They don't even need that. They can just not play video without a cookie.

Fakeable of course, but it's not DOM element removal, it's not how current blockers (have had to) work.

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