Could you, in theory, stream a “video” of a website to the user and handle only the input (mouse, keybord) from the user?
The user would then not interact with a website but with a “video” where everything is rendered server side thus making it impossible to block any ads.
YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers
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Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers
#62I wonder if we're gonna see an ad-blocker-blocker-blocker kinda race going on here. As long as the code runs in the users' browser, there should be a way around it. Makes me wonder if they'll ever move to WASM... though I assume there's gonna be ways to block ads regardless.
I'm honestly surprised that Google hasn't directly injected the ads into the video itself, so it can't be skipped beyond some kind of AI looking for drastic scene changes.
Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers
#63>> Before the reliance on ad blockers, people turned to YouTube Vanced to enjoy a Premium-like experience for free. However, the service was shuttered in March last year due to legal pressure from Google. With ad blockers now seemingly on the way out, it looks like free users may only be left with the option of sitting through ads That is simply not true. There are numerous alternatives to YouTube Vanced, including N…
And revanced
Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers
#64Do it! We'll finally have reason to buy the Nebula subscription and we can get out of the monopoly market.
Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers
#65Could you, in theory, stream a “video” of a website to the user and handle only the input (mouse, keybord) from the user? The user would then not interact with a website but with a “video” where everything is rendered server side thus making it impossible to block any ads.
Sounds like ssh -x.
Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers
#66I wonder if we're gonna see an ad-blocker-blocker-blocker kinda race going on here. As long as the code runs in the users' browser, there should be a way around it. Makes me wonder if they'll ever move to WASM... though I assume there's gonna be ways to block ads regardless.
I'm honestly surprised that Google hasn't directly injected the ads into the video itself, so it can't be skipped beyond some kind of AI looking for drastic scene changes.
Google doesn't do it but the creators already do. There's sponsorblock for that though. Paying for things is also on the table.
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#67Is there some business school teaching people that the sure way to profit is through an arms race against your own customers?
Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers
#68I wonder if we're gonna see an ad-blocker-blocker-blocker kinda race going on here. As long as the code runs in the users' browser, there should be a way around it. Makes me wonder if they'll ever move to WASM... though I assume there's gonna be ways to block ads regardless.
I'll just stop using YouTube if they make ads unblockable. The quality of content on the site has decreased dramatically as the result of of their pushing corporate media/youtube "creators" to the top of search results. It's literally not worth it to me to pay for a subscription that _might_ reduce the number of ads I see.
I feel you. It's a shame though, the interesting content is still there. Hopefully those youtubers will branch into other platforms.
Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers
#69I wonder if we're gonna see an ad-blocker-blocker-blocker kinda race going on here. As long as the code runs in the users' browser, there should be a way around it. Makes me wonder if they'll ever move to WASM... though I assume there's gonna be ways to block ads regardless.
I'm honestly surprised that Google hasn't directly injected the ads into the video itself, so it can't be skipped beyond some kind of AI looking for drastic scene changes.
Shhhh, don't give them ideas.
Re: YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers
#70Is there some business school teaching people that the sure way to profit is through an arms race against your own customers?
How are people who don’t pay for what they use customers? They cost YouTube money but if they’re not watching ads they’re not bringing in revenue and it’s highly unlikely that they’re bringing enough promotional value to defray that.
I could see some push for ethical ads or security but at some point you need to pay for what you like, either by subscribing to premium or watching ads.