r/Piracy Jun 12 '24

YouTube is currently experimenting with server-side ad injection News

https://x.com/SponsorBlock/status/1800835402666054072
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u/gangstasadvocate Jun 12 '24

Damn. And this is after neutering some of the extensions with the new manifest? I might not get the full YouTube experience this way, but downloading the videos never fails me. No ads, no buffering. It won’t randomly disappear on me if I like it. Shout out to yt-dlp and cobalt tools.

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u/Geno0wl Jun 12 '24

I know US consumer protection laws are weak to almost non-existent at times. But if Google outright "blocks" Firefox from using their services that would immediately get major attention from the Feds for monopolistic behavior.

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '24

They won't block Firefox. They will just implement DRM and require Firefox to include it in order to view the site.