I often see the sentiment that YouTube and adblockers will be forever locked in a cat-and-mouse game. However, for many years now, Twitch has entirely eliminated adblocking on desktop web.
What is stopping YouTube from replicating Twitch’s advertising strategy of embedding ads directly into their videos?
You can, but it generally defeats the point of watching a stream. If you’re 30+ seconds behind, probably a few minutes on a long stream over time, you’re not going to be able to interact with the stream as normal due to the delayed feed.