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Re: YouTube's Adblock detection might break the law in the EU

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I could do without js.

As the "cookie consent" debacle showed us, websites won't stop using JS, they'll just bombard you with consent dialogs until you click the button that makes them go away fastest, which is likely the one that involves consenting to run their JS.

I don't think I've ever seen a cookie consent behave that way, they just make it 1-3 extra clicks to refuse non-essential cookies; which is in violation.

Re: YouTube's Adblock detection might break the law in the EU

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> Should every website ask for your consent to serve you javascript now? Ideally, yes.

Pointless, you are already in complete control of this. Just disable JS, enable it when you want. If a website doesn’t support your usecase, that’s on you, there is no ADA requirement for JS-free websites

Doesn't that same argument apply to cookie consent popups?

Privacy shouldn't only be afforded to the more technical users.

Re: YouTube's Adblock detection might break the law in the EU

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Are people actually getting blocked? I saw the adblock-block popup once, and after flushing the cache and updating filters of my adblocker I haven't had any issues using yt since. Am I just in a lucky A/B group or is the detection and blockage actually that toothless?

Re: YouTube's Adblock detection might break the law in the EU

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Which defeats about 75% of the reason to use the adblocker.

if there's no other option it's a still infinitely better than seeing HOT SINGLES IN YOUR AREA or another MANSCAPED ad if it gets to that point I wouldn't mind the adblocker even automatically clicking the ad some percentage of the time, just to punish Google

That's called AdNauseam.

Re: YouTube's Adblock detection might break the law in the EU

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post #33

Are people actually getting blocked? I saw the adblock-block popup once, and after flushing the cache and updating filters of my adblocker I haven't had any issues using yt since. Am I just in a lucky A/B group or is the detection and blockage actually that toothless?

I’m getting fully blocked. I barely mind it anymore though, it basically acts as a great procrastination block. (I think there’s work around a like that embedded videos still work but I like reducing the amount.)

Re: YouTube's Adblock detection might break the law in the EU

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post #33

Are people actually getting blocked? I saw the adblock-block popup once, and after flushing the cache and updating filters of my adblocker I haven't had any issues using yt since. Am I just in a lucky A/B group or is the detection and blockage actually that toothless?

I get the pop up constantly. But you can just close it and watch the video.

Re: YouTube's Adblock detection might break the law in the EU

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post #33

Are people actually getting blocked? I saw the adblock-block popup once, and after flushing the cache and updating filters of my adblocker I haven't had any issues using yt since. Am I just in a lucky A/B group or is the detection and blockage actually that toothless?

Cannot watch a video at all with it enabled while in my account.

If I go incognito I can.

FreeTube for now, I guess.

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