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Youtube’s Anti-adblock and uBlock Origin (andadinosaur.com)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Really interesting read about the history of YouTube adblocking, how the new detection works, how uBO is responding, and how not to block the new popups.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I don't think we should underestimate the savvy programmers out there, who are just as fed up with ads as the rest of us.

And at this point, most of the cousins who don't know how to update their adblocker are already there. It's a matter of time. YT won't keep pouring money into this. Just long enough to the "balance the books." When the 'number of viewed ads' start slowing down again and they've hit their max viewership, they'll call off the hounds.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I don’t think we should underestimate the savvy programmers out there

you can't imagine how many programmers out there are living their life without adblocks. Even before this last month's shitshow

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And I think you are overestimating how many savvy people bother with blocking ads.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

I'll make a wild assumption and say that the people that made the adblockers might also be using them.