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Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies. (www.engadget.com)
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Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies.::YouTube's dramatic content gatekeeping decisions of late have a long history behind them, and there's an equally long history of these defenses being bypassed.

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[–] victorz 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I always wondered why YouTube doesn't stream the ad intermixed into the video? Like, it's DASH, right? How does that work, can't the server send a video then switch to another stream source (the ad) and back?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because YouTube doesn't want you to skip ads? If the ad was just another part of the show, you would just fast forward past the ad.

[–] victorz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well obviously seeking would be disabled during those ads. But maybe that's not preventable.

[–] Huschke 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then ad blockers could use this information to know which part of the video is the ad and block it again.

[–] victorz 1 points 1 year ago

😏👏 Excellent

[–] Fallenwout 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Switching stream sources is the most easy detectable form of ads. Also the most easily blocked, simple dns blocking will suffice.

[–] victorz 1 points 1 year ago

That's interesting info, thanks!