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Re:SponsorBlock – skip sponsor segments on YouTube by mschuster91 on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @04:38PM (#41239578)
> but they couldn't stop creators and users from going to other platforms where they allow sponsored segments

It's not like there are many viable competitors, at least for long form videos.

Re:SponsorBlock – skip sponsor segments on YouTube by dnissley on Tuesday August 13, 2024 @06:30PM (#41240525)
If youtube stopped allowing sponsored segments that puts pressure on the market to produce such a thing. Even now creators are trying to come up with alternatives. Nothing has panned out, but something like stopping sponsored segments could very well tip a large number of people who want to get paid to find another way to get paid.
Re:SponsorBlock – skip sponsor segments on YouTube by mschuster91 on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @06:35AM (#41244585)
So what, even despite high-profile creators such as Practical Engineering constantly pushing for Nebula (the largest of them), it's still a fraction of their YouTube following.