Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years ago

YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world

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YouTube is now fully blocking ad blockers around the world

Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish • 2 years ago

cross-posted to:
technology@lemmy.world

Since May, YouTube has ramped up its block of ad blockers and the company has now fully launched this policy worldwide...

cross-posted from: https://lemdro.id/post/2787773 (!google@lemdro.id)

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🦋 Benjamin West - 🐒🌻
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@drwho @xoggy yeah eh. Maybe it has such a unique footprint it just opens up more tracking opportunities through fingerprinting. 🙃
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  2•2 years ago
  I think they just haven’t gotten around to it yet.

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