Talos@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoYouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockerswww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square527fedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1518arrow-down1external-linkYouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockerswww.bleepingcomputer.comTalos@lemmy.world to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square527fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaregoose@ohai.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year ago> some clever checks on if you received (and therefore likely seen) the section of the video with the ads Adblock would just evolve to politely answer “yes” when asked if the content had been received and played.
minus-squareaksdb@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe server knows how long the ad was. It wouldn’t ask the client, it would simply “wait”.
> some clever checks on if you received (and therefore likely seen) the section of the video with the ads
Adblock would just evolve to politely answer “yes” when asked if the content had been received and played.
The server knows how long the ad was. It wouldn’t ask the client, it would simply “wait”.