Inside the ‘arms race’ between YouTube and ad blockers / Against all odds, open source hackers keep outfoxing one of the wealthiest companies.::YouTube’s dramatic content gatekeeping decisions of late have a long history behind them, and there’s an equally long history of these defenses being bypassed.

  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Could Google and ad services sue Firefox and extension writers?

    I mean, nothing pisses off corporations more than someone coming between them and revenue, and the courts tend to agree.

    • CriticalMiss@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      No, it is your right to choose what code is executed in your browser and which isn’t. There’s a case to be made about accepting the EULA but if you never registered a Google account, then you never accepted any EULA. This is not the case with modded android/iOS apps as in those cases you are violating DMCA 1201.