YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin

Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin by the_omegist on Monday October 30, 2023 @05:40AM (#38067349)

Not sure this is the best topic to ask this.

This is not a domain I am knowledgeable about but : if Youtube detects (somehow) when an ad is blocked , why don't adblockers become "adfastworwarders" ?

I am using a bookmarklet to play Youtube videos faster & I noticed the videos are also played at the same speed. Couldn't "adfastworwarders" detect the start of an ad & like play it at x10 or x20? It would still create a tiny "cut" in the watching experience but perhaps a way to skip ads ?

Any reason this cannot be a path for adblockers?

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Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin by akashmeshram on Monday October 30, 2023 @09:41AM (#38069350)

This plugin does exactly that, works for me so far.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fadblock-friendly-...

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Re:YouTube's Anti-Adblock and uBlock Origin by the_omegist on Monday October 30, 2023 @03:35PM (#38074558)

Thanks for the link. I will check that.

From the comments, it seems quite effective...until perhaps youtube decides to check the ads speed & blocks them at x1.

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