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Re:Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detecti... by belltaco on Saturday October 28, 2023 @02:24PM (#38052171)
An easier way would be to do what Twitch does and not send video to the client while an ad is supposed to be running(also not buffer video when an ad is due). That way even the best adblocker can only show a blank screen while the ad is supposed to be shown.
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Re:Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detecti... by Kutsuya on Sunday October 29, 2023 @05:37AM (#38057010)
Couldn't you theoretically show the video 30 seconds later to the user so that if there are a total of 3 ads in the video, you can automatically detect when they play and then skip it? Idk how to explain this better since English isn't my main language.
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Re:Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detecti... by belltaco on Sunday October 29, 2023 @07:22AM (#38057496)
That's what happens on Twitch even with advanced blockers.
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