downpunxx@fedia.io to Technology@lemmy.world · 2 years agoYouTube tests server-side ads to make your coveted blocker obsoletewww.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square369linkfedilinkarrow-up1710arrow-down111file-text
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minus-squarehumbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoA few more years till they measure engagement via your camera
minus-squarelnxtx (xe/xem/xyr)@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoAn ad will pause if you look away 👀
minus-squarehumbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoIf you look away, you will have to watch another one
minus-squarestormeuh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoBut they do it stochastically, so you only have a suspicion watching gives you fewer ads, but aren’t 100% sure
A few more years till they measure engagement via your camera
An ad will pause if you look away 👀
If you look away, you will have to watch another one
But they do it stochastically, so you only have a suspicion watching gives you fewer ads, but aren’t 100% sure