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DuckDuckGo's Browser Now Blocks Most YouTube Ads

Nerds.xyz reports: DuckDuckGo just gave its browser a feature that a lot of people have been waiting for. The privacy-focused browser can now block most video ads on YouTube, letting users watch videos without sitting through the pre-roll and mid-roll interruptions that have become part of everyday life on the platform. The feature is already enabled by default for iPhone, Windows, and Mac users running the latest version of the browser. Android users can turn it on manually... with DuckDuckGo planning to enable it by default in a future update... To make it work, DuckDuckGo relies on the same community-maintained filter lists used by uBlock Origin, along with some of its own compatibility rules. The company says you might notice a bit of extra buffering before a video starts, but once playback begins, most ads should be gone. Slashdot reader BrianFagioli argues that the feature raises questions about how creators are compensated when ad revenue is bypassed.

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Steven Spielberg va produire l’adaptation d’un des pires cauchemars de YouTube

La ruée vers l'or des creepypastas de YouTube vient de franchir un cap historique. Après les récents cartons phénoménaux en salles de Backrooms et d'Obsession, les plus grands studios s'arrachent les légendes urbaines d'internet. Preuve ultime de ce basculement culturel, le légendaire Steven Spielberg vient de s'associer à Amazon MGM Studios et United Artists pour adapter sur grand écran le traumatisme numérique de toute une génération : The Mandela Catalogue.

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