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Re:Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abu... by LargoLasskhyfv on Thursday August 06, 2026 @12:23PM (#49198824)
> For YouTube on a desktop OS you also want Sponsorblock.

No. I don't. uBO suffices. Maybe with some additional rules and lists which aren't in its default setup.

Maybe it also depends on the sort of content one watches, but I tried, and it did nothing for me, except one extension more running. Which I tend to try to minimize.

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Re:Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abu... by inigyou on Thursday August 06, 2026 @01:00PM (#49199329)
Did it block sponsors?
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Re:Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abu... by LargoLasskhyfv on Thursday August 06, 2026 @02:08PM (#49200203)
That's the thing. I rarely watch, just listening to music doodling in a background tab.

I think I remember some sponsored crap in 'der8auer' or something like 'linus tech tips' eons ago, but I don't watch them anymore.

So I can't really tell, but for my use case it seems redundant.

I also remember having imported uBo-lists from somewhere, allegedly enabling sponsor-blocking somehow. But that was another install. I don't have these anymore, ATM.

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Re:Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abu... by inigyou on Friday August 07, 2026 @02:19AM (#49206558)
Sponsorblock can also skip non-music intros to music videos.
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