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YouTube has been spotted testing server-side ads, which could pose a problem to ad blockers.

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[-] 0laura@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

if I understood it correctly UBlock original would be totally unable to block server side ads right now

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Just FYI I have a user driven plugin that skips self promotion in videos, wirks like a charm most often. I bet someone will make one that detects and skips ads even if they're added randomly.

[-] 0laura@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Sponsorblock, i have it too. it might break if they add ads server side. though im sure sponsorblock and ublock would find workarounds. those workarounds dont exist yet tho afaik

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