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Really interesting read about the history of YouTube adblocking, how the new detection works, how uBO is responding, and how not to block the new popups.

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[–] [email protected] 176 points 1 year ago (4 children)

uBO team (2 people) should not be responding to questions on reddit or elsewhere. They should just update the filters and post a "extension updated, should work again now".

In the end, Youtube will win if they want to win. Google can throw unconscionable amounts of money at their techs to fight the adblockers while the volunteers spend their attention and patience.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

Realistically there is an equation money lost by ad blockers vs money gained by making ad blocking harder (money in - dev cost) unless its about sending a message.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Only so far, false positives scare potential customers away.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Money or no money, whatever is made can be unmade.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure but doesn't mean it well be. satellite hacking was killed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure there are still Methods to get free access to satellite TV channels (the paid encrypted ones, I'm aware that there are Free channels) the methods just changed from how it was done in the old days, nowadays you need internet to download the keys, which kind of defeats the purpose since you could just use a Free IPTV service on that same connection.

Also Satellite has fallen out of favor these days.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah. I don't see the moderator leaving as a huge loss or anything because the fight against misinformation and noise in inglorious and full of people who refuse to help themselves. They have a life demanding their concern, and as far as I care, if they finally ripped the bandaid and went and focused on that life of theirs, then the world has become a better place.