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YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 3 months ago by downpunxx@fedia.io to c/technology@lemmy.world

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YouTube has been spotted testing server-side ads, which could pose a problem to ad blockers.

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[–] polonius-rex@kbin.run 264 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (11 children)

www.youtube.com##+js(json-prune-fetch-response, playerAds adPlacements adSlots playerResponse.playerAds playerResponse.adPlacements playerResponse.adSlots, , propsToMatch, /player?)
Click on uBO icon > ⚙ Dashboard button > Add the filter(s) in "My filters" pane > ✓ Apply changes > Open new tab and test again.

from the reddit page idk if it works but most comments say it does

and if it does, that's fucking hilarious

this will have taken a team months of work and one ublock dev just threw it in the toilet within an hour

[–] Mercury@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Do I need to add this filter or are the uBO devs going to update the extension to include it ootb?

[–] polonius-rex@kbin.run 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

i'd be shocked if they didn't update it but i just timed myself doing it and it took less than 10 seconds

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