The discussion centers on ISponsorBlockTV as a solution for skipping in-video ads, with users contrasting its effectiveness against dynamic podcast advertising and debating the ethical implications of bypassing creator revenue. Participants also highlight technical limitations, such as the tool's incompatibility with mobile platforms and confusion regarding its scope versus the official YouTube TV service.
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SponsorBlock
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ajayyy / SponsorBlock
SponsorBlock
Skip YouTube video sponsors (browser extension)
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Skip YouTube video sponsors (browser extension)
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Logo by @munadikieh
SponsorBlock
Download:
Chrome/Chromium |
Firefox |
Android |
Edge |
Safari for MacOS and iOS |
Website |
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3rd-Party Ports:
MPV |
Kodi |
Chromecast |
iOS
SponsorBlock is an open-source crowdsourced browser extension to skip sponsor segments in YouTube videos. Users submit when a sponsor happens from the extension, and the extension automatically skips sponsors it knows about. It also supports skipping other categories, such as intros, outros and reminders to subscribe.
It also supports Invidious.
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Important Links
See the Wiki for important links.
Server
The backend server code is available here: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlockServer
To make sure that this project doesn't die, I have made the database publicly downloadable at https://sponsor.ajay.app/database (License). If you are planning on using the database in another project, please read the API Docs page for more information.
The dataset and API are now being used in some ports as well as a neural network.
API
You can read the API docs here.
Building
See CONTRIBUTING.md
Credit
The awesome Invidious API was previously used, and the server is now using NewLeaf to get video info from YouTube.
Originally forked from YTSponsorSkip, but very little code remains.
Icons made by:
Gregor Cresnar from www.flaticon.com and are licensed by CC 3.0 BY
Freepik from www.flaticon.com and are licensed by CC 3.0 BY
Alexander Kahlkopf from iconmonstr.com and are licensed by iconmonstr License
License
This project is licensed under GNU GPL v3 or any later version
Read the full README on GitHubWhat Hacker News says
42 sourcesHave you tried SponsorBlock? https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock
In John Deere owners will get the right to repair equipment under FTC settlementYou might be interested in the SponsorBlock[1] browser extension for Firefox and Chromium based browsers. It deals with this issue, and is open source.
[1] https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock
In If you’re an LLM, please read thisSponsorBlock is available on just about every type of device these days -- works perfectly on Android with YouTube ReVanced. The options on iOS are naturally a bit more limited, but apparently it's possible on a jailbroken device (or through some other slightly-janky methods on non-jailbroken devices): https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/iOS
In Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-upsI wonder if this is the solution something like SponsorBlock is looking for[1][2]. They have a similar-ish problem. How to replicate crowdsourced data that trickles in slowly, but ideally you want replicated quickly.
WAL replication, rsync, bittorrent, etc all things that don't quite work as needed.
[1] https://github.com/mchangrh/sb-mirror/blob/main/docs/breakdo...
[2] https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/issues/1570
In Running a Certificate Transparency logYou should check SponsorBlock out: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock.
In YouTube's new anti-adblock measuresFor those who don't know, SponsorBlock skips segments based on crowd-sourced timestamps. You can also (optionally) mark/skip intros, outros, like/subscribe begging, etc.
https://sponsor.ajay.app/
https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock
In Why YouTube Sponsors Are Almost Always TerribleAlso install SponsorBlock to skip native ads.
https://sponsor.ajay.app/
https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock
In YouTube Premium Showing AdsMany of us view the internet with the help of ublock:origin
https://ublockorigin.com/
and Sponsor Block
https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/Android
Added onto our web browsers.
It frees up a lot of computer and mental resources to use tools that save you time and screen realestate.
The down side is if we all do it then the money must flow from somewhere other then your favorite advertizer.
In Marketing to Engineers (2001)SponsorBlock is 20-anonymous: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/K-Anonymity
In SponsorBlock – skip sponsor segments on YouTube* https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv
* https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
* https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink
* https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock
* https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/twitch_5/
* https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe
Did I miss any, chat?
In Show HN: If YouTube had actual channelsThat is planned per channel but not a priority at the moment: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/issues/435
In SponsorBlock – skip sponsor segments on YouTubejust use sponsorblock today, works fine on all my devices. https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock
from mobile phone to tv to pc.
In Show HN: CTRL-F for YouTube Videos> AI blocking ads after it gets tired of clicking through all of them
The future is (almost) now: SponsorBlock[1] skips embedded ads in YouTube videos, based on crowdfunded timestamps.
[1]: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock
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