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Re:SponsorBlock – skip sponsor segments on YouTube by matheusmoreira on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @04:06AM (#41243739)
I don't trust them either. The inherent conflicts of interest makes any advertising suspicious. They are guaranteed to be overstating the pros and understating the cons.

"Sponsored segments" on youtube are nothing but normal advertising, they just permanently hardcoded the ads into the video instead. I don't like that they use the word "sponsors" for that. Sponsorships can be an ethical way to make money. Think Patreon, GitHub Sponsors.

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Re:SponsorBlock – skip sponsor segments on YouTube by schoen on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @06:04AM (#41244427)
It might be a noncentral example of sponsorship, but it's been a traditional usage since the early days of television: "and now, a word from our sponsor".

Edit: actually, I think that phrasing arose in the early days of radio!

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