Adblocks allow you to not have to skip the ads physically, the algorithm is something else though. Now it starting to push right wing propaganda if your not logged in, and recently they said they are allowing even more now

Final stage of enshittification, now they are allowing more right wing propaganda than normal on the channel

Palantir have been with every president since it’s inception. I once searched palintir, lotr 10+years ago, it was already well established by then