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Google engineers want to make ad-blocking (near) impossible
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this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2023
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That is a great idea for a browser extension. An AI module that hides ads and clicks x’s and generally fucks with their engagement numbers but don’t let any of it get to your eyeballs.
Here you go: https://adnauseam.io/
yeah, DRM is a harder beast for a video feed, but static webpages? I don't see how they could actually stop you if you're rendering to the screen.