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YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete (www.yahoo.com)
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YouTube has been spotted testing server-side ads, which could pose a problem to ad blockers.

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[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean I'll settle for the ad being blacked out and muted while I wait for the content. Or have it play elevator music while I wait.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

or do some back end trickery where they can buffer the video for longer than youtube allows, then selectively clip out the ad parts so you can continue to seemlessly watch.

[–] zbyte64@awful.systems 11 points 1 month ago

I wonder if the server throttles that ads so you can't 2x the playback speed. Sounds like a good way to detect when the ads are being served.