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Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers (www.engadget.com)

submitted 6 months ago by Bebo@literature.cafe to c/technology@beehaw.org

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From the article: “In some ways, the current situation has spurred an arms race. YouTube has inadvertently improved ad blockers, as the new knowledge and techniques gained from innovating within the YouTube platform are also applicable to other ad and tracking systems.”

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[-] Teknikal@lemm.ee 14 points 6 months ago

Ads are a genuine real security concern if it became a choice between YouTube and adblockers it's bye YouTube for me.

Its a battle YouTube isn't going to win, and to be honest YouTube has never and will never be a viable business their best bets just asking for donations and playing nice to anyone using it.