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YouTube is testing server-side ad injection to counter ad blockers, integrating ads directly into videos to make them indistinguishable from the main content.
This new method complicates ad blocking, including tools like SponsorBlock, which now face challenges in accurately identifying and skipping sponsored segments.
The feature is currently in testing and not widely rolled out, with YouTube encouraging users to subscribe to YouTube Premium for an ad-free experience.

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[-] [email protected] 99 points 3 weeks ago

I’ll just write a greasemonkey script that detects unskippable time and mute audio. Let’s play this game google, fuckin I dare ya.

[-] [email protected] 51 points 3 weeks ago

[-] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

what a time to be alive...

[-] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago

Ha, nope. But i see I’m not alone. There is hope dear people.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Youtube 2026: you are no longer allowed to skip ahead in videos in order to blend the video and ad "experience" together.

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