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YouTube's new anti-adblock measures

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990 points smitop | 1 comments | 20 Jun 25 17:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.373s | source
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zaran ◴[20 Jun 25 18:04 UTC] No.44330272[source]▶
while ad blocking has grown in prevalence over the years, for something like youtube I'd figured it was more than counteracted by the shift to mobile / TV (where ad blocking is more complicated)

whatever the merits, this (and google's neutering of extensions in chrome) signals a fundamental attitude shift from ~10 years ago; they're more interested in squeezing margins out of their dominant platforms instead of growth

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ge96 ◴[20 Jun 25 23:55 UTC] No.44333243[source]▶
Firefox mobile has ublock origin
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frollogaston ◴[21 Jun 25 00:31 UTC] No.44333437[source]▶
*not on iPhone
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Aachen ◴[21 Jun 25 02:18 UTC] No.44333950[source]▶
Trying to watch a walled garden inside another walled ecosystem. No wonder that works how they want it and you can't simply do what you want
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1. frollogaston ◴[21 Jun 25 05:35 UTC] No.44334804[source]▶
Yeah, it's true. iOS 9 Safari actually had the ability to play YouTube in the background without paying for that, and in iOS 10 they went out of their way to prevent it. And Apple signaled willingness to go along with WEI back when that was on the table.