withersailor@aussie.zone to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoYouTube could be testing a three-strikes policy for ad blockingwww.androidauthority.comexternal-linkmessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkYouTube could be testing a three-strikes policy for ad blockingwww.androidauthority.comwithersailor@aussie.zone to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square59linkfedilink
minus-squareSubjectAlps@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoThis just seems like another element an ad blocker could block.
minus-squareOsayidan@social.vmdk.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoNot if they track this server-side, then you just get banned or can’t open any more videos after 3 videos, and won’t have the message telling you why.
minus-squareSubjectAlps@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoIt definitely depends on how they implement it. If they implement it server-side, it’ll probably work, but what’s stopping you from viewing YouTube signed out? IPs change frequently, cookies can be cleared, etc.
This just seems like another element an ad blocker could block.
Not if they track this server-side, then you just get banned or can’t open any more videos after 3 videos, and won’t have the message telling you why.
It definitely depends on how they implement it. If they implement it server-side, it’ll probably work, but what’s stopping you from viewing YouTube signed out? IPs change frequently, cookies can be cleared, etc.