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SponsorBlock (and DeArrow): "YouTube is currently experimenting with server-si…" - Fosstodon (fosstodon.org)

submitted 5 months ago by sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to c/technology@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/14579120

YouTube is currently experimenting with server-side ad injection. This means that the ad is being added directly into the video stream.

This breaks sponsorblock since now all timestamps are offset by the ad times.

For now, I set up the server to detect when someone is submitting from a browser with this happening and rejecting the submission to prevent the database from getting filled with incorrect submissions.

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[–] algorithmae@lemmy.sdf.org 54 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Literally just make ads less obnoxious, and/or make YouTube premium not stupidly expensive. That's all you fuckin have to do, YouTube, and you can cut a huge portion of the cat and mouse game.

[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Absolutely. If premium was 7 bucks a month I would subscribe today, but 14 a month is insane!

[–] bownage@beehaw.org 12 points 5 months ago

There was a premium lite for 7 bucks but they discontinued it in October as part of their 'fuck all yall' campaign

[–] TehPers@beehaw.org 7 points 5 months ago

All they'd have to do for me to buy premium is make a plan without YT music that costs less. It's not that hard. I will never use YT music, and that has nothing to do with the quality of the service or whatever - I'm not interested in music streaming services at all.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

according to their bean counters its probably cheaper for them to do the cat and mouse game. they wouldnt be doing it like this otherwise.

[–] algorithmae@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago

As much as I don't want to believe it, it must be true. I guess development is cheap enough when you have foreign countries doing it for you