YouTube appears to be moving forward The long battle with ad blockers This week, the developer of crowdsourced ad blocker SponsorBlock said: Tweet On Wednesday, YouTube claimed it was experimenting with server-side ad insertion, which would insert ads directly into video streams, rendering many ad blockers ineffective.
“YouTube is improving the performance and reliability of serving up both organic and ad-supported video content,” a Google spokesperson told Gizmodo in an email when asked if the company was inserting ads server-side. “This update may result in a suboptimal viewing experience for viewers who have ad blockers installed. Ad blockers violate YouTube’s terms of service and we have previously encouraged viewers to support their favorite creators and allow ads on YouTube, or try YouTube Premium for an ad-free experience.”
The introduction of server-side ads appears to be YouTube’s latest hit, although it appears to be affecting a small number of users so far. The long battle with ad blockersAs Bleeping Computer YouTube has traditionally inserted ads on the client side, where ads and videos are displayed separately in the desktop or mobile app, and are then programmed to inject ads throughout the video player. Traditional ad blockers identify and avoid this programming.
Among the affected users: r/youtube subreddit One Reddit user complaining about the new feature: 90 seconds of unskippable ads Before the video, be sure to go to X. Share your frustrationsHowever, be aware that server-side ads will disable playback controls during playback.
Server-side ads insert ads into videos before they are displayed on desktop or mobile apps. This can cause most ad blockers to fail and make YouTube videos difficult to watch. SponsorBlock later said it had set up a server that detects when server-side ads are occurring. Reject a submission This is to prevent the database from becoming corrupted.
Google argues that ad blockers are harmful to the YouTube ecosystem, and that a large portion of ad revenue goes to pay creators, which is also how YouTube makes money. Google has previously made users suffer with ad blockers. Can’t play videos It showed a never ending loading screen. At other times, it prompted the user to Immovable prompt Disable your ad blocker.
