News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouTube videos. Parent comment

Re:Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouT... by shortformblog on Friday August 23, 2019 @05:42PM (#20782945)
They’re trying to make a few bucks. You’re trying to get their content for free without supporting them, and doing double-backflips to try to convince yourself that you have the moral high ground.

You don’t.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouT... by krispbyte on Friday August 23, 2019 @10:10PM (#20784743)
How is this different from using an adblocker?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouT... by shortformblog on Saturday August 24, 2019 @02:29PM (#20788817)
There is no tracking involved with a paid sponsorship. This is not like some crazy adtech here. This is literally someone just trying to pay some bills by hawking a product—the ethical concerns are significantly less.
[ Parent | on HN ]