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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 25 points 2 years 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 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] Augustiner@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] spiderman@ani.social 1 points 2 years ago

idm that until it clicks some scam ad