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Inside the 'arms race' between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies.(www.engadget.com)

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Inside the ‘arms race’ between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies.::YouTube’s dramatic content gatekeeping decisions of late have a long history behind them, and there’s an equally long history of these defenses being bypassed.

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I just looked up Odysee. They use Google AdSense on their site, so really all you’re getting is a bad YouTube

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wheelie@lemmy.world
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Right enough. They’re also owned by Google! Probably not a good alternative then. PeerTube any good?

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ioslife@lemmy.sdf.org
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I’ve heard of PeerTube, but haven’t looked into it yet

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They probably do smell.

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