It’s funny, because sponsorblock and vanced only exist because of youtube’s greed. And now I can’t imagine using their service without them, even if they rollback the annoying ads. And they can’t implement them. It’s really the problem they made for themselves.
like others have pointed out, this makes automatic detection easier not harder if true. Just cut the segments that move around, audio analysis and even transcripts (they don’t have to be good! just good enough to identify missing segment!) are pretty mature.
that’s why we don’t have couches or tables outside of USA. You just can’t go buy them and there’s no very easy and practical way around it.
It’s somewhat based in reality, isn’t it? I’m still gaming in my late 30s and most people I get to play with are on average 10-15 years younger than me. People leave the hobby with time, en masse, and almost no one my age seems to be joining. There are some games that let you ignore that more (single player, matchmaking. Although even in single player, what’s the point of gaming, if you don’t get to discuss it with most of your friends), but some are really difficult to continue playing (coop :().
“Such restrictions would negatively impact revenue […] industry group warns”
Someone seriously thought “oh noes my moneys sobs” counts as a warning and put that to paper.