YouTube tests harder-to-block server-side ad injection in videos
June 13, 2024 at 10:47AM YouTube is reportedly implementing server-side ad injection to thwart ad-blocking extensions like SponsorBlock. This approach integrates ads directly into video streams, making it difficult for ad blockers to detect and skip them. As a result, SponsorBlock’s functionality is being affected, and the effectiveness of other ad-blocking extensions on YouTube is … Read more