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Re:Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouT... by omarchowdhury on Friday August 23, 2019 @01:46PM (#20780305)
Agreed. Lots of times the sponsor content is creatively woven into video, providing either humor or entertainment, or both. I won't be using this.
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Re:Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouT... by mopsi on Friday August 23, 2019 @03:36PM (#20781703)
"Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend" podcast does this really well. He has totally unrelated ads like State Farm insurance and a glass printing company, but he turns them into comedy bits with self-deprecating jokes and riffing. I'm usually very sensitive to ads, but I've never felt the urge to skip any of his.
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Re:Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouT... by Nullabillity on Friday August 23, 2019 @05:20PM (#20782704)
"No, those are the good guys. They're good at emotional manipulation!"
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Re:Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouT... by ajayyy on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:26PM (#20780815)
It seems the most popular channel for this extension is Linus Tech Tips, which does not do this.

I made this for the channels that don't do that, and have whitelisted channels with good and ethical sponsorships.

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