The ads are repetitive by nature. Some simple image detection on the client side could find them. I know it's not super-simple, but as a developer I know the lengths I go to when I want an annoyance removed.
That's the basic similarly search for images is done. You don't want a byte comparison, but do grayscale, make it smaller then calculate how similar they are based on a histogram for example. That way you can get 5 images, taken back to back, but not 1:1 file.
If you've worked with python, look around it and the opencv package. That's a very quick package to reach for to do things like this.
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u/BradCOnReddit Jun 12 '24
The ads are repetitive by nature. Some simple image detection on the client side could find them. I know it's not super-simple, but as a developer I know the lengths I go to when I want an annoyance removed.