YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked
YouTube puts third-party clients on notice: Show ads or get blocked
Google would really like it if everyone just paid for YouTube Premium instead.
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It's funny how this comes after Chrome's switch to Manifest V3, which makes ad blocking not possible on Chrome and was purely for security reasons and not for disabling ad blockers. Now that Chrome users can't block ads on the first-party site, they're going after third-party clients. Such coincidental timing.
was purely for security reasons and not for disabling ad blockers.
I had not heard of Manifest v3 and actually can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not. I guess you are.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/googles-manifest-v3-still-hurts-privacy-security-innovation
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/12/chrome-users-beware-manifest-v3-deceitful-and-threatening
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/11/google-chrome-will-limit-ad-blockers-starting-june-2024/
They've been trying for years to implement this at a large price to the users. They always try to hide under the guise of security.
https://www.ghacks.net/2024/04/16/google-intensifies-fight-against-youtube-adblockers/
Man they're fucking out of their minds!!!
I only care about how this will affect Floorp's user agent spoofing abilities thought 😶🌫️🌫️
They're not being sarcastic, they are repeating Google's (bs) justification
They are being sarcastic, with the emphasis on "purely", while saying Google's justification. It's exactly to point out it's bs.
yes exactly what sneezycat said. I was being sarcastic and pointing out that Manifest V3 was always a crackdown on ad blocking and nothing else.
Sure, I guess I maintain its that's not what sarcasm is but we do agree on the point
If it is not sarcasm then the justification is not bs. And OP agrees it is sarcasm.
Has that actually rolled out yet? I thought it was only announced and planned for late this year.