YouTube’s anti-ad blocking test gets even pushier with a new timer

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• CTdummy@artemis.camp ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Is the photo for this article two naked chicks smoking at a bar for anyone else?

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  • Erika2rsis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m using Alexandrite and see no thumbnail.

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  • jon@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    On Artemis, yes. On kbin.social, no. Was kinda wondering why no one else was talking about it.

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  • PinGZ@artemis.camp ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I have the same image, also on Artemis/ camp

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  • Eggyhead@artemis.camp ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    @hariette

    I think there might be something glitchy with Artemis.camp’s federation of this article. Lemmy.world and kbin.social is showing this as a generic YouTube thumb, but Artemis.camp, both in and out of the app, is showing two nude women smoking in a bar.

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    • Chozo@artemis.camp ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It's with Kbin, in general, I think. Kbin.social is having similar issues with caching the wrong thumbnails lately. Been happening for a few days.

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  • unconsciousvoidling@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    ehhh… i see five gerbils playing in a mariachi band.

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  • kspatlas@artemis.camp ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It is for me

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  • deleted@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Go home CTdummy. You’re drunk. /s

    I don’t see any photos other than youtube logo.

    Memmy for lemmy on iOS.

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  • Hypnos9@artemis.camp ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Yup, I think it's an Artemis problem

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  • Eggyhead@artemis.camp ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Fellow camper here. The two topless chicks were quite a shock.

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• SaintFlow@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  So what are my options on windows? I just know about patched clients on Android

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  • Gestrid@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Probably wait until the adblockers update their filters to block YouTube’s attempt to block the adblockers. Twitch tried to do the same thing, and now there’s add-ons specifically designed to block that purple banner.

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    • slobber@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’m not sure it’ll be that easy. As far as I know circumventing adblock-blockers is a violation under the DMCA :-( . I know some adblockers / block lists in the past have been slapped with DMCA notifications and they’ve subsequently removed the circumventions. See for example this commit to EasyList that removes functionalclam.com from EasyList. Functionalclam.com at the time was a service to block adblocking.

      I’m hoping third-party youtube clients will be able to keep things ad-free.

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  • viking@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Use Firefox, and all the same adblockers as always.

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    • ShittyKopper@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      uBlock Origin to be more specific.

      anything owned by eyeo (which now includes non-Origin uBlock and both AdBlock and AdBlock Plus) will probably consider this “acceptable ads” after not at all getting bribed by google, and the rest are quite literally malware

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  • RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Paste link to VLC, mpv, other media player. Also Freetube and the sort work.

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  • Ultra980@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You could try piped.video or another piped instance

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• Rayspekt@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  How do the 3rd party clients for youtube work? Can they still circumvent the adblock-blockers or where are the "positioned" inside youtube's code? Sorry for the weird terminology, I'm no programmer.

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  • 50MYT@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Re vanced mods the normal app with a premium override.

    I had to patch mine as the blocking mentioned in the article was kicking in after about 20 seconds. The video would just stop and sit loading.

    Revanced works on Android devices, and Doesn’t need root. Follow the guide to do it.

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  • mishimaenjoyer@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    most of them go through proxy services like invidious. google is fighting them atm.

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• ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Have you considered, you know paying for the service. God forbid you pay them.

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  • UnD3Rgr0uNDCL0wN@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    2% of all viewers are using adblock. This isnt about adblock, this is about data and corporate control of ad revenues. YT has also said ads are coming to premium too, lets not forget.

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