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YouTube is testing server-side ad injection to counteract ad blockers
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this post was submitted on 14 Jun 2024
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Yes, that is adding controls and using a database from the SponsorBlock server.
What I mean is a plugin cannot see the video. Like you can't write
The plugin isn't reading the video, it is getting info from a database. For AI or machine learning to work ad injection, which might change for every user, doing what SponsorBlock is doing is not enough.