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YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers (www.androidauthority.com)
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YouTube's plan backfires, people are installing better ad blockers::People are installing and uninstalling ad blockers in record high numbers as a result of YouTube's anti-ad blocking efforts.

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[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

There's a Firefox addon that clicks all of the ads in the background in an attempt to pollute the info pool on what you actually want and also to cost people the click on their ad campaign

[–] Ch0wW@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's perfectly evil in a way! Mind if I ask you what is the extension's name?

[–] Mezzy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

adnauseam.io

[–] Augustiner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Can anyone please link it? Seems wild, but interesting…

[–] spiderman@ani.social 1 points 1 year ago

idm that until it clicks some scam ad