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YouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block ads (www.androidpolice.com)
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[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That assumes every ad is exactly the same (or at least the same length) and at the same spot for every user.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

yeah, I realized it after posting. I don't see ads, I use it to block sponsored stuff and forgot about injected ads. still a great plugin.

[–] You999@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Pre roll and post roll ads would be pretty easy to detect since the length of the actual video is fixed. Mid roll ads though will need something more clever.