boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoYouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block adswww.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square409fedilinkarrow-up1629arrow-down123cross-posted to: becomeme@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1606arrow-down1external-linkYouTube's next move might make it virtually impossible to block adswww.androidpolice.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square409fedilinkcross-posted to: becomeme@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarekata1yst@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·7 months agoHonestly it would be trivial for them to make the video controls server side too and simply not accept fast forward commands from the client during the ad. We might be in a “Download and edit to watch ad-free” world with this change.
minus-squareMrSoup@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoSeems too much, really. Even if they do such a terrible thing, would they not expose a “report ad” or “see the product” buttons?
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoI accept having to wait until the video downloads past the ad. Certainly not going to watch the ad.
Honestly it would be trivial for them to make the video controls server side too and simply not accept fast forward commands from the client during the ad.
We might be in a “Download and edit to watch ad-free” world with this change.
Seems too much, really. Even if they do such a terrible thing, would they not expose a “report ad” or “see the product” buttons?
I accept having to wait until the video downloads past the ad. Certainly not going to watch the ad.