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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Fri/blockads.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Fri/blockads.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3945d59 --- /dev/null +++ b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/08.20.07/Fri/blockads.txt @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Yesterday's note about user backlash against YouTube's new in-stream video ads promoted a number of reader to ask, "is there a way to block YouTube's new ads?" The answer is yes, provided you're a Firefox user. + +The extension TubeStop will replace all the video players on the YouTube site with the embedded player, which thus far [do not support the in-stream ads][3]. + +It's worth noting that blocking in-stream ads was not the point of TubeStop. As its name hints the plugin was originally developed to stop videos from auto-playing. In order to do that, TubeStop simply swaps out the site player for the embed player, the ad-blocking feature is really just a happy coincidence. + +Of course at some point YouTube will probably include the in-stream ads in the embeddable player which means this method won't work, but for the time being you're covered. + +Grab the latest version of TubeStop from [developer Chris Finke's site][1]. The extension is compatible with Firefox 1.5 - 2.0.0.x, the latest Flock builds, and Netscape Navigator 9.0. + +[via [Mashable][2]] + +[2]: http://mashable.com/2007/08/23/tubestop/ +[1]: http://www.chrisfinke.com/addons/tubestop/ +[3]: http://www.chrisfinke.com/category/tubestop/
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