not working for me anymore, I have firefox + ublock and updated the filter, they are blocking now after 3 videos
gilbert31@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Use Firefox, update the uBlockOrigin extension, update the filters, remove any other adblocking extension in case you have it. Should work just fine then.
KneeTitts@lemmy.world 1 year ago
AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 1 year ago
Same here. That’s not 3 videos per, but total before it stops playing.
I wonder what tech and it creators say about this change. They will probably see a dip in views, engagement and number of clicks they promised their sponsors.
Microplasticbrain@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Are you signed in?
rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I was in the same boat, but cleaning out my cookies helped.
A2PKXG@feddit.de 1 year ago
For now. If YT really wants to end it, they can
Azzu@lemm.ee 1 year ago
How exactly “can” they? They’ve been trying pretty hard for quite a long while now and nothing has ever worked. It’s also pretty logical why they can’t: they don’t control your device. Whatever they implement, you can always “fake” being a normal user. Which is exactly why no one using Firefox + uBlock sees anything of what’s mentioned in this article (as long as no other addons/settings trigger the adblock detection).
Only the environment they do control is affected, which is essentially like “controlling your device”: Chrome.
ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My pessimistic opinion is that they’ll lobby ths shit out of governments to get laws written which make it illegal to circumvent this stuff somehow. I’m not sure that’s even possible, but it’s my irrational fear.
If it does happen, I’ll convince myself that I don’t care about any of the content on YT. Let’s face it - 99% of the shit on there is emotionless-face-with-open-mouth-and-red-arrow/circle hot garbage. Sifting through that sewage is so exhausting.
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
A surprising number is videos don’t even need the video component. Just go for a walk, and leave your phone in your pocket while you’re listening to whatever you would normally watch. Try that out and you’ll realize that there’s hardly any reason to see what’s on the screen.
Jako301@feddit.de 1 year ago
Delaying the video stream for the ad length would do most of the work. Since they manage that server side there is no way to request the video sooner. Blocking technically works, but you would have to stare at a blank screen for the ad duration.
BURN@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Twitch started embedding ads into the stream video feed. So if you blocked the ad you also blocked the stream.
It’s been really effective at getting me to watch less twitch. I’d love to see statistics on how many people click away immediately after an ad starts.
squirrelwithnut@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Staring at a blank screen is better than watching an ad IMO.
LukeMedia@lemmy.world 1 year ago
To be honest, I’d take that over ads. I’d use YouTube a lot less, but there’s some content from creators I like that’s not available elsewhere.
A2PKXG@feddit.de 1 year ago
Netflix is able to only serve paying customers.
Sure, granting view credits for ads is a little more complicated, but definitely within googles scope.
So they can block everyone, unless you either pay or watch ads. Unpopular, sure. But they have a huge library and a constant stream of new content, so enough people would put up with it. They can also start soflty, and only tighten the screws later. Lets start with one ad per day.
Azzu@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Sure, granting view credits for ads is a little more complicated, but definitely within googles scope.
How exactly? What stops someone from creating a program that behaves like a normal user earning view credits for ads, but never showing that to the actual user, only letting Google think the user is legitimate? Afaik nothing. Yes, turning it pay-only like Netflix would technically work, but YouTube itself only works because it’s “free”, so yeah.
Aux@lemmy.world 1 year ago
They can easily embed ads into the main stream, so ad blockers will have nothing to block. Not sure why they haven’t done so already.
Azzu@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Because those can also be skipped. They are required by law to label sections of ads. This labeling can be read to figure out how long the ads are and thus be skipped. That’s how twitch ads are blocked.
virtualbriefcase@lemm.ee 1 year ago
If they did that then they’d have to re-encode videos for each veiwer (which would require an insane amount of processing power), or give up on tracking and have contextual only ads.
Their only real option is to have ads as separate files and then use the magic JavaScript to tell your computer to play one file then the next, which is where adblock comes in like “naw, let’s not do that”.
gilbert31@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yes, they can it will probably become a cat and mouse situation. The main idea is to put pressure on people that will not take the time to keep looking for alternatives or new solutions and will simply pay up or watch the ads.
londos@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I use Firefox with uBlockOrigin and haven’t had to do any manual updates or anything. I still seem to be unaffected by the changes everyone is talking about. Is it a slow rollout or does uBO just silently keep up with it?
gilbert31@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It could be simply luck because it is a slow rollout, or it could also be that you got the filter updates on the background. In any case, you know what to do if you ever run into it.