this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2024
662 points (98.7% liked)

Technology

59143 readers
2314 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

  1. Follow the lemmy.world rules.
  2. Only tech related content.
  3. Be excellent to each another!
  4. Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
  5. Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
  6. Politics threads may be removed.
  7. No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
  8. Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
  9. Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
662
YouTube’s ad blocker crackdown now includes third-party apps (www.theverge.com)
submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
338 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That argument was in fact made when VCRs first came out. I don’t remember how exactly it played out but in the end the courts here in the US said that VCRs were fine.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

At least a few TV service DVRs stop you from skipping ads.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Some even from forwarding at all through the actual content...