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Re:Invidious – An open source alternative front-end to YouTube by oxygen_crisis on Monday October 16, 2023 @08:48PM (#37908799)
After that, impression tracking just needs to start covering some of that gap of air between your brain and the screen. Let's throw in some attention-detecting cameras so you can't skip the ads by looking away from them.
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Re:Invidious – An open source alternative front-end to YouTube by lazycouchpotato on Monday October 16, 2023 @10:00PM (#37909495)
They'll let you skip commercials, but not without shouting the brand name.

https://www.techradar.com/news/sony-patent-would-have-you-ye...

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Re:Invidious – An open source alternative front-end to YouTube by shiroiuma on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @01:26AM (#37910950)
They'll use ChatGPT (in spoken-audio form, with speech recognition) and you'll have to tell the agent what the ad was for, and why the product is so great, to prove you watched it and really understood the marketing message.
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Re:Invidious – An open source alternative front-end to YouTube by anjel on Monday October 16, 2023 @10:00PM (#37909500)
What mute buttons were made for.
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Re:Invidious – An open source alternative front-end to YouTube by MattDemers on Monday October 16, 2023 @11:02PM (#37910049)
Drink the verification can.
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