Comment on Any idea what Google are doing? Is this because I dont use Chrome (use Firefox)? I've no adblockers.

• Skyhighatrist@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There’s no test group

  They are almost certainly talking about a test group on YouTube, not uBlock Origin. Sites do that sometimes, it’s called A/B Testing. Where different users will get different versions of the site to test something or other before changes are rolled out for all users.

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  • killeronthecorner@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ah, the second sentence made it sound like they were questioning the uBlock implementation, not YouTube’s.

    And not just sites, but all forms of software can implement A/B and multivariate tests, including software like uBlock Origin. I’ve implemented A/B and multivariate tests before, and have even co-designed and developed an experimentation platform, so it’s a subject close to my heart!

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