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Re:Invidious – An open source alternative front-end to YouTube by 0x073 on Monday October 16, 2023 @05:14PM (#37906735)
They could just block buffering this video until the time of the ad is finished on serverside, as they know how long the ad is.

You still can block ads but you must wait if you see a black window or an ad stream.

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Re:Invidious – An open source alternative front-end to YouTube by guerrilla on Monday October 16, 2023 @05:20PM (#37906816)
We can just buffer manually and wait. It's an unsolvable problem without DRM, and even then...
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Re:Invidious – An open source alternative front-end to YouTube by treyd on Monday October 16, 2023 @06:05PM (#37907325)
This whole approach would massively increase the cost of distribution due to how CDN networks scale.
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Re:Invidious – An open source alternative front-end to YouTube by 9991 on Monday October 16, 2023 @10:26PM (#37909741)
A silent black screen would still be a win. Ads are disinformation.
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Re:Invidious – An open source alternative front-end to YouTube by flakes on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @12:36AM (#37910682)
Yep, I'm tired of fighting the arms race with twitch ads, so I just mute the video now and do something else for a few minutes.

I would honestly be perfectly happy with a black screen for 30 seconds as a compromise to ads. I only leave the twitch webpage because the visuals bother me almost just as much as hearing the stupid sales pitch or the goofy "lol we're so cheeky and random" jokes made non-stop by insurance company ads.

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Re:Invidious – An open source alternative front-end to YouTube by PhasmaFelis on Monday October 16, 2023 @11:51PM (#37910368)
I'd rather a silent black screen than an ad.
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