wow just wow while i can't say i didn't see this one coming but it always amazes me where greed could lead someone
The back and forth between YouTube and the adblock developers ought to get interesting.
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I think ublock already got around this no? I have had 0 issues
They haven't rolled it out to more than a small percentage of users.
This seems somewhat intentionally coordinated, so that the squeeze everyone into submission.
It is coordinated but also driven by purely financial factors that changed over the last year. Interests are rising and suddenly those tech companies can't just live by growth alone, they have to find ways to be profitable.
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I'm not so sure that this is anything to worry about. It's just another step in the game of cat and mouse. Is it annoying? Of course! But if/when it goes mainstream, ad blockers are just going to push updates that make it possible to block the ad block blocker. uBlock Origin does a really good job at blocking ad block blockers on most sites.
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Don’t worry too much guys this will be circumvented. It’s just a cat and mouse game, but the cat is blind.
Having to watch ads isn't free. It costs me my time and it's limited.
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Internet doing a race to the bottom.
I will still use invidious while having muy subscriptions saved as RSS feeds so this change will go over my head
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Still waiting for ISPs to change their model ever since “net neutrality” was abolished. With all of this shit with YouTube, Twitter, and Reddit coming down the pipe it really does feel there has been a global change in how corporations are squeezing their customers. I am guessing ISPs are waiting for the bulk of services to change their model before they sweep in with their greed. It’s coming.
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YouTubeDL + Plex
Not so crazy anymore.
FreeTube is good for some users, but it's not good for some other users because it uses Electron. Alternatively, you can use Invidious instead or piped. You can use NewPipe if you use Android.
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Anyone seen any issues with revanced for this? I haven't experienced anything but curious if anyone has ran into anything.