Really interesting read about the history of YouTube adblocking, how the new detection works, how uBO is responding, and how not to block the new popups.

  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Then there are non-tech-savvy users looking at the post and saying, “This is too complex. I give up.”

    This is YouTube’s ultimate goal. They don’t need to make it impossible to block ads, just more trouble than it’s worth for most people.

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      1 year ago

      Fine with me, as long as I personally don’t have to look at ads.