YouTube is now blocking Ad Blockers – So I just make ads run 16x faster
YouTube is now blocking Ad Blockers – So I just make ads run 16x faster
![gif](tqmt9f64p12c1 "YouTube Ad Skipper") * This gif is running at normal speed :) * You could use this as a backup to your AdBlocker...
There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.
This is an arms race YouTube cannot win
55 0 ReplyThey can win by making videos only accessible via account and aggressively banning adblock users. It will hurt it at first but people would rather accept it instead of finding a replacement. I expect this to happen in a few years.
25 2 ReplyNothing can beat a VCR with an ad skipper.
And I am not afraid to use it.
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They can just embed the ads in the actual video, server side.
12 0 ReplySponsorblock would still work, wouldn't?
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Well, if googles web integrity api becomes reality, every site that makes money from ads will refuse to serve any modified client.
8 2 ReplyI thought they backed out of that a couple weeks ago already
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You are underestimating companies. Twitch won this race. YouTube can win too.
1 1 ReplyHow did twitch win? Would you not say that YouTube has a larger user base, and therefore a larger target of this sort of cracking?
4 0 ReplyTwitch has the unique use case of live streaming, which makes the content’s timeliness a factor in the users experience.
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Surely if they can block adblockers they can block this as well?
8 0 Replyi'm nit seeing any ads using ublock origin, i doubt thst they are blocking anythibg except from worse adblocks
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This has been my secret weapon for a long time.
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