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by jldugger 2389 days ago
Who says they can't? The user agent used to download the podcast is a pretty strong signal, and it seems reasonable for podcasters to expose this data if it means higher bids on ads.
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epicide 2389 days ago
The user agent string has mostly been used to lie about the source of a request: https://webaim.org/blog/user-agent-string-history/
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sneak 2389 days ago
Seems like ad skipping players should identify exactly as non-ad skipping players, then.
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