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YouTube is testing server-side ad injection to counteract ad blockers (alternativeto.net)

submitted 5 months ago by Zerush@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Can we train a local AI model to recognise ads?

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 months ago

Not with the crrent ones, it's easier to difference ads by code than by content in most Vids, eg, divulgations, news, influencers, etc. YT, to not destroy the own business modell, also avoiding that there later also 5 years old vids with outdated ads, must use some kind of dynamic insertion, that means, it can be discovered and skipped by some userscripts, for sure not in the extension stores, but in Greasyfork or OpenuserJS, which are independent from Google influence.

[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It depends on what the publishers publish for. If it’s money then Peertube is probably not attractive.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

As said, some creators already had changed to Odysee, because there they also can monetize their work, but without all the YT crap and nags, apart Odysee is freemium OpenSource https://github.com/OdyseeTeam

[–] MeaanBeaan@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Anyone know if and how this might affect Grayjay or revanced?

[–] mihor@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

I noticed some lagging lately on ReVanced, but nothing more, ATM. If the server side ads are the cause it's nothing major for now.

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[+] TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

We'll see.At the moment I see any ads, nor nags in YT, using userscripts instead of extensions, but anyway I'm going to keep an eye on what's happening in Greasyfork and OpenuserJS regarding YT in the future, this in any case offers many more options than the castrated extensions that will be in the stores to be able to stay there.

[–] worsedoughnut@lemdro.id 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Don't be too optimistic, you probably haven't seen it because it's not being rolled out universally just yet; they like to A/B test their massive feature changes.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 months ago

We'll see, it's sad but anyway I can live without YT, I'v other sites in my bookmarks to watch and listen what I want, I can only recommend trying to find the alternatives that work for each person and send YT to hell.

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