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Re:YouTube's Adblock detection might break the law in the EU by lawlessone on Thursday November 09, 2023 @04:16PM (#38211456)
I was under the false impression they have hash that was created by playing the ad and got that back to confirm the ad ran somehow.

I'm not familiar with tbh because the idea of working on ad software and SEO seem like the most boring possibly ethically dubious jobs.

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Re:YouTube's Adblock detection might break the law in the EU by downrightmike on Friday November 10, 2023 @01:22PM (#38222481)
It is, it also makes so much money, that google can pay people tons and basically throw all the amenities at them to keep them happy.
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