boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoYouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block adswww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square419fedilinkarrow-up1629arrow-down123
arrow-up1606arrow-down1external-linkYouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block adswww.androidpolice.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square419fedilink
minus-squareGestrid@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoThat assumes every ad is exactly the same (or at least the same length) and at the same spot for every user.
minus-squareYou999@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoPre roll and post roll ads would be pretty easy to detect since the length of the actual video is fixed. Mid roll ads though will need something more clever.
minus-squarethermal_shock@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoyeah, I realized it after posting. I don’t see ads, I use it to block sponsored stuff and forgot about injected ads. still a great plugin.
That assumes every ad is exactly the same (or at least the same length) and at the same spot for every user.
Pre roll and post roll ads would be pretty easy to detect since the length of the actual video is fixed. Mid roll ads though will need something more clever.
yeah, I realized it after posting. I don’t see ads, I use it to block sponsored stuff and forgot about injected ads. still a great plugin.