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YouTube is experimenting with server-side ads (lemmy.world)

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[-] Mango@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Imagine if we all just dropped YouTube on the spot and YouTube bit the dust. They wouldn't be giving away all their ad pushing software to a competitor, so the competitor would just be better for not having it.

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[-] andri@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

So is it over? 😭

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