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YouTube has found a new way to load ads | AdGuard Blog (adguard.com)
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[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wouldn't yt-dlp be forced to download the server-side ads, too?

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

There is software for commercial detection and removal from static MP4. That's not a hard problem to solve.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

hence the until it stops working, but even then it will likely get worked around for the most part.