ELI5: Why does adblock work for YouTube but not for twitch? and what prevents YouTube from doing the same as twitch?

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  • TwitchAdSolutions

  • If you are inclined there are a few ways to block twitch ads, some through proxys etc https://github.com/pixeltris/TwitchAdSolutions

  • revanced-builder

    Discontinued A NodeJS ReVanced builder

  • https://github.com/reisxd/revanced-builder This is pretty easy to use

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • uAssets

    Resources for uBlock Origin, uMatrix: static filter lists, ready-to-use rulesets, etc.

  • This is just to report if you have any issues with any blocked sited, so treat it as a forum. Ignore the code part, you only need the Issues tab: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues

  • extensions

  • This one does https://github.com/TTV-LOL/extensions

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