• Aux@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Not really. Because there are no boundary conditions. Videos are not streamed as a one big file, they’re streamed as small chucks, like 5-10 seconds short chunks. Replace one chunk content randomly on the back-end with an ad and no ad blocker will be able to spot it.

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      5 months ago

      the lengths required to defeat youtube automatic copyright detection even for short segments of videos suggests that it can be done. if it can be done with the resources of consumer devices that’s the question.

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        5 months ago

        Their copyright detection doesn’t work in real time on consumer browsers during video playback.

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          Not comparing feasibility though? Only the flour/bread analogy. Injected ads however it is done will always not be a part of the original video.