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YouTube has found a new way to load ads | AdGuard Blog (adguard.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by mesamunefire@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] mint_tamas@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty sure they just use timestamps from a crowdsourced database, just like sponsorblock.

Nope, it’s analyzing the sound to guess where the intro starts and ends. Turns out this is pretty simple to implement, but quite reliable. Source: worked for Plex

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's great, but it won't work if each user receives a different file.

[–] mint_tamas@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

This is about intro detection in TV shows, not ad blocking. I’m not proposing this as a good way to block ads, just noting that this feature in Plex doesn’t use a database.