downpunxx@fedia.io to Technology@lemmy.world · 4 months agoYouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsoletewww.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square386fedilinkarrow-up1710arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1699arrow-down1external-linkYouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsoletewww.yahoo.comdownpunxx@fedia.io to Technology@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square386fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethatsTheCatch@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI’m not entirely sure how ad blockers work, but my understanding was they prevent things loading from certain URLs. If the ads are embedded into the video, then there’s no ad-specific URL to block
I’m not entirely sure how ad blockers work, but my understanding was they prevent things loading from certain URLs. If the ads are embedded into the video, then there’s no ad-specific URL to block