How Group Chats Rule the World(nytimes.com)

29 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 21 comments

Scientists scramble to keep dog aging project alive(nytimes.com)

63 points by benbreen 2 years ago | 37 comments

What lies beneath the Vatican of the Zapotecs?(nytimes.com)

22 points by diodorus 2 years ago | 1 comments

Tracking and technology in cars is being weaponized by abusive partners(nytimes.com)

47 points by edward 2 years ago | 81 comments

Exactly How Much Life Is on Earth?(nytimes.com)

44 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 44 comments

Charles Darwin Found Inspiration on the Cape Verde Islands(nytimes.com)

14 points by Thevet 2 years ago | 2 comments

YouTube's new anti-adblock measures(iter.ca)

851 points by smitop 1 year ago | 1169 comments

A blog post explaining YouTube's A/B-tested anti-adblock measures such as fake buffering, and a uBlock Origin filter written to partially avoid them.

YouTube is a mysterious monopoly(anderegg.ca)

338 points by geerlingguy 1 year ago | 432 comments

Blog post discussing a recent drop in YouTube views reported by creators like Adrian Black and Jeff Geerling, and YouTube's opaque monopoly position.

YouTube-Dl Site Goes Offline as Hosting Provider Enforces Court-Ordered Ban(torrentfreak.com)

380 points by marban 3 years ago | 190 comments

TorrentFreak article reporting that hosting provider Uberspace took down the youtube-dl website after a German court ruling in a copyright lawsuit by major record labels.

YouTube-DL Hosting Ban Paves the Way to Privatized Censorship(torrentfreak.com)

414 points by thunderbong 3 years ago | 162 comments

TorrentFreak article on a German court ruling holding host Uberspace liable for hosting the youtube-dl website, with the owner warning of privatized censorship.

YouTube tests blocking videos unless you disable ad blockers(bleepingcomputer.com)

542 points by jacooper 3 years ago | 1050 comments

BleepingComputer news article reporting that YouTube is testing blocking video playback for users who run ad blockers unless they disable them.

YouTube is testing a more aggressive approach against ad blockers(androidpolice.com)

857 points by prhrb 3 years ago | 350 comments

Android Police news article reporting that YouTube is testing a three-strikes policy that blocks video playback for users running ad blockers.