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YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete

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YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete

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Technology@lemmy.world · 1年前

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

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

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If they don’t link to the advertisers page, they’ll lose advertisers, which is the last thing YouTube would do. Legally, a video-embedded “Advertisement” indicator could work, but the link to the advertisers page remains.

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