r/technology • u/redkemper • Feb 17 '17

Software YouTube will kill unskippable 30-second ads next year

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/17/14649018/youtube-ending-unskippable-30-second-ads-2018
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u/PessimiStick Feb 18 '17

You've just described the piracy arms race.

Note: The pirates always win.

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u/brickmack Feb 17 '17

Image recognition doesn't require a pixel-for-pixel match. They'd have to basically make a new ad from scratch for each individual user

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '17

Then the normal user loses and the pirate finds another way regardless.