• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    8 hours ago

    So you’re saying Google packaged the viewcount that’s relevant to monetization into a 3rd party js data request instead of just counting the actual video’s views, and so manages to play content creators against privacy-conscious users?

    Worthy of a Roman Emperor, that.

    • Funwayguy@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      See that’s the fun part. Google is the ad company so it’s all 1st party data. Google can package the Trojan horse however they please, which why it’s such a fine line for the blockers to walk.