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YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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YouTube has been spotted testing server-side ads, which could pose a problem to ad blockers.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It was going to happen eventually. It sucks since so much good content is still housed on youtube. The bright side is that I'll probably read more when uBlock stops working so well.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm in the same boat here. My digital addictions are literally solved by the platforms itself

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Yup, YouTube is my crack. This could be a good thing.