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		octacat on Dec 6, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Does uBlock Origin bypass the latest YouTube anti-... And this is what would happen. The only reason why it is not happening - many users would go and watch tiktok instead or FB videos would get a chance. I don't see the reason to support the company, which dreams to make internet worse.

lxgr on Dec 6, 2023 [–]

They could always exempt Youtube Shorts (which are competing with TikTok/Instagram reels etc.) from DRM and only apply it to longer-form content. Shorts don't get ads anyway in my experience (but I almost never use them).

anticensor on Dec 8, 2023 | [–]

shorts and CC licensed videos

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