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YouTube has been spotted testing server-side ads, which could pose a problem to ad blockers.

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[–] piyuv@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (3 children)

That’s the thing, right? They’re fighting a very small minority of users blocking ads/tracking this hard

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 6 points 4 months ago

If corporations are not squeezing every little bit of profit. Then the corporation is losing st making money.

[–] Contravariant@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Well the upside is that they're not actually trying to get it to stop, they're just making an effort to please their customers.

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 1 points 4 months ago

Perhaps it's better anyway if our favourite adblock/tracker blocking services don't become popular