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Youtube's Anti-adblock is illegal in the EU (eupolicy.social)
submitted 1 year ago by ugjka@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] florge@feddit.uk 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

unless it is strictly necessary for the provisions of the requested service.

YouTube could quite easily argue that ads fund their service and therefore an adblock detector would be necessary.

[–] Flaimbot@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that's not how it is to be interpreted.
it means something like in order for google maps to show you your position they NEED to access your device's gps service, otherwise maps by design can not display your position.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Correct. Youtube can still play videos on your screen on a technical level without the need for adblocker detection. Their financial situation is not relevant in that respect.