YouTube is running an experiment asking some users to disable their ad blockers or pay for a premium subscription, or they will not be allowed to watch videos.
  • Telodzrum
    5·
    1 year ago

    I genuinely cannot remember the last time Google made a good decision about any of its products.

    • RoundSparrowOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’m sure it isn’t that hard to detect that certain data isn’t being loaded.

      • zanzo@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        it’s not hard at all. Just as your browser and operating system are identified when you access a web page, all plugins are also visible to the connecting server and are logged. This actually makes it pretty easy to identify you as a unique user as many people have distinct combinations of plugins added.