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mastermind ( mastermind@lemm.ee )  to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 years ago

Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping Ads from Profobuf

ericdraken.com

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Block YouTube Ads on AppleTV by Decrypting and Stripping Ads from Profobuf

ericdraken.com

mastermind ( mastermind@lemm.ee )  to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 3 years ago
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Apple TV and iOS YouTube ads are not blocked by Pi-hole, so I researched this and discovered a flaw in Protobuf that allows me to restrict YouTube ads.
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  • abbadon420 ( abbadon420@lemm.ee ) 
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    3 years ago

    Easier solution: don’t buy an apple tv

    • sky ( sky@leminal.space ) 
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      Too bad most other streaming boxes suck ass and are full of ads. Begging Android TV manufacturers to use a decent SoC for once.

      • Michael ( Michael@lemmynsfw.com ) Banned
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        Removed by mod

        • dutchkimble ( dutchkimble@lemy.lol ) 
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          Yup, best

      • FunkyCheese ( Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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        nvidia shield or a pc

    • drwankingstein ( drwankingstein@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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      the apple addiction is too strong

    • elgordio ( elgordio@kbin.social ) 
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      Alternative solution: pay for YouTube premium.

      • ReversalHatchery ( ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) 
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        You mean feed the investors of the company that makes tons of money by exploiting users private life? Or the one that runs false political propaganda in unskippable ads? (No idea about US elections, this is a much smaller country that I know).

        Thanks but no.

        • some_guy ( some_guy@kbin.social ) 
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          You could try avoiding them altogether then.

          • ReversalHatchery ( ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org ) 
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            If you’re not ignorant then you too know that’s not how it works. There’s too much content on youtube that you can’t find anywhere else, and entertainment is only a small part of it.

            Or when I next complain about schools forcing kids to use google classroom, will you come and say that I should put my children to expensive private schools that don’t do it (yet)?

            • some_guy ( some_guy@kbin.social ) 
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              I’m not your mother, you’re welcome to be as hypocritical as you like dude.

              • NightAuthor ( NightAuthor@beehaw.org ) 
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                lol, such wholesomeness

      • Morgikan ( Morgikan@lemm.ee ) 
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        Suggesting a non-piracy option or providing links to non-piracy options is a violation of the community rules and guidelines.

      • FunkyCheese ( Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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        hahahahahaha

      • frshmt ( frshmt@lemmy.zip ) 
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        no u

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘 ( 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub ) 
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    “block YouTube ads using a flaw in the Google Protocol Buffer”… until google fixes it, that is.

    Still, super cool finding!

  • FrostyCaveman ( FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee ) 
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    Woah, gold mine of info and ideas 👀 thanks for posting this

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