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YouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsolete (www.yahoo.com)
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YouTube has been spotted testing server-side ads, which could pose a problem to ad blockers.

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[–] simplejack@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It’s the evolution of the premium cable model. HBO, Showtime, etc. The upgraded cable tier has ad-free content and exclusives.

[–] elbucho@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yup. I'm old enough to remember when the selling point of cable TV was that it was ad-free. Then, of course, they started adding ads. And then they sold us premium channels that didn't have ads. Now those have ads, too. You just can't get away from them.

[–] Rubisco@slrpnk.net 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You just can't get away from them.

[–] ChronosTriggerWarning@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Now i want Pirate Bay to play the theme of pirates of the Caribbean every time i load it up.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Gotta make that line go up somehow