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Sponsorblock for Youtube: users mark segments of videos that have sponsored content, and the extension skips over them. It also skips past introductions and int

Sponsorblock for Youtube: users mark segments of videos that have sponsored content, and the extension skips over them. It also skips past introductions and interaction reminders.

PikachuEXE 5y ago
For desktop users I suggestion trying FreeTube which also has this feature https://freetubeapp.io/#download https://freetubeapp.io/#download
prohobo 5y ago
I kind of object to this because it's directly messing with creators' efforts. Obviously I'm not telling people not to use it, but I think it's worth thinking about the channels/creators you enjoy - especially if they've been demonetized by Youtube.
- Glench 5y ago
  The extension actually lets you customize the behavior based on the type of video segment. In your case you could configure it to not skip sponsored segments but skip other segments e.g. the non-music parts of music videos.
- wildbook 5y ago
  I'm actually curious about this since I've never uploaded to youtube myself. Do the creators get statistics on segments that are commonly skipped, or is all information like that hidden?
  - prohobo 5y ago
    They know which parts people skip, the analytics is quite granular and viewable in their dashboards.
- activitypea 5y ago
  Youtube already has ads. Yes, Youtube's revenue model is atrocious for creators, but running your own ads on top of their ads is really not the solution. LinusTechTips is the most egregious example of that. After sitting through two Youtube ads, I have to look at their preroll and postroll for sponsorships, as well as a midroll for another sponsor or their merch store. It just gets tiring after a while. I can't imagine how people who pay for Youtube Premium must feel.
  - polishdude20 5y ago
    Yeah at some point, they're running more ads for sponsors because they want more money. Add another sponsor? Increase pay for their employees, buy new equipment etc. But at what point do you say "nah u don't want to support you THAT much, I won't watch the sponsored video"? Like, YouTube already pays them from YouTube premium subscriptions, at what point is the creator now just being greedy?
  - kup0 5y ago
    I don't know, I look at it almost exactly in the opposite way. I used to block Youtube ads with uBlock and now use Youtube Premium, and ads that are baked into videos by creators themselves don't bother me. The ads that are baked into the video don't have tracking code because they're just part of the video file, they aren't an extra javascript burden, often the sound/transition is far better and not so jarring-- really they're IMHO the least "bad" form of ads- better than the alternatives in almost every way- and often these ads are more relevant to the content and probably support the creator well. I would much rather have a creator do sponsor spots in their video content than ever get served a javascript ad from some ad company.
    - handoflixue 5y ago
      How does blocking such an in-video ad hurt the creator? If there's no JavaScript, there's presumably no way of tracking "views", right? It seems like the only harm is that I won't see/click the ad. But I think anyone who runs an ad-blocker is already the sort of person who won't click ads. Even if someone advertises something I'm super excited by, I'll want to take a few days to research the product - and I'm not going to go dig up the sponsored link when I decide to buy in.
- thefunnyman 5y ago
  Don’t most people just spam right arrow to skip through sponsor segments anyway? For me, sponsorblock just automates this process. As others mentioned, it’s pretty granule and has a lot of options for things like intros, intermissions, etc in addition to sponsor segments.
- Eugeleo 5y ago
  I mean, it only messes with the efforts of the advertisers, right? Not that they can detect how many views the sponsored block has. Ofc if this becomes too popular, the ad industry will eventually catch up, but this is long ways away imho.
mrspeaker 5y ago
Also "Youtube Video Skip Ad Trigger" is handy one for automatically pressing the "skip ad" button - so you don't have to!
- shpx 5y ago
  If you use uBlock Origin, you shouldn't need it because prevents the ad from playing at all.
  - syspec 5y ago
    Hmm I def see ads on YouTube, is there maybe a setting I need to enable or ruleset? (I use the default )
    - TheSpiceIsLife 5y ago
      https://youtube.com/premium https://youtube.com/premium
    - volongoto 5y ago
      I use Firefox an uBlock origin and definitely don't see ads on YouTube. I don't have any other ad blocking extension installed.
Glench 5y ago
+1 to Sponsorblock. It really improves Youtube.

Sponsorblock for Youtube: users mark segments of videos that have sponsored content, and the extension skips over them. It also skips past introductions and interaction reminders.

PikachuEXE 5y ago

For desktop users I suggestion trying FreeTube which also has this feature https://freetubeapp.io/#download https://freetubeapp.io/#download

prohobo 5y ago

I kind of object to this because it's directly messing with creators' efforts. Obviously I'm not telling people not to use it, but I think it's worth thinking about the channels/creators you enjoy - especially if they've been demonetized by Youtube.

Glench 5y ago
The extension actually lets you customize the behavior based on the type of video segment. In your case you could configure it to not skip sponsored segments but skip other segments e.g. the non-music parts of music videos.
wildbook 5y ago
I'm actually curious about this since I've never uploaded to youtube myself. Do the creators get statistics on segments that are commonly skipped, or is all information like that hidden?
- prohobo 5y ago
  They know which parts people skip, the analytics is quite granular and viewable in their dashboards.
activitypea 5y ago
Youtube already has ads. Yes, Youtube's revenue model is atrocious for creators, but running your own ads on top of their ads is really not the solution. LinusTechTips is the most egregious example of that. After sitting through two Youtube ads, I have to look at their preroll and postroll for sponsorships, as well as a midroll for another sponsor or their merch store. It just gets tiring after a while. I can't imagine how people who pay for Youtube Premium must feel.
- polishdude20 5y ago
  Yeah at some point, they're running more ads for sponsors because they want more money. Add another sponsor? Increase pay for their employees, buy new equipment etc. But at what point do you say "nah u don't want to support you THAT much, I won't watch the sponsored video"? Like, YouTube already pays them from YouTube premium subscriptions, at what point is the creator now just being greedy?
- kup0 5y ago
  I don't know, I look at it almost exactly in the opposite way. I used to block Youtube ads with uBlock and now use Youtube Premium, and ads that are baked into videos by creators themselves don't bother me. The ads that are baked into the video don't have tracking code because they're just part of the video file, they aren't an extra javascript burden, often the sound/transition is far better and not so jarring-- really they're IMHO the least "bad" form of ads- better than the alternatives in almost every way- and often these ads are more relevant to the content and probably support the creator well. I would much rather have a creator do sponsor spots in their video content than ever get served a javascript ad from some ad company.
  - handoflixue 5y ago
    How does blocking such an in-video ad hurt the creator? If there's no JavaScript, there's presumably no way of tracking "views", right? It seems like the only harm is that I won't see/click the ad. But I think anyone who runs an ad-blocker is already the sort of person who won't click ads. Even if someone advertises something I'm super excited by, I'll want to take a few days to research the product - and I'm not going to go dig up the sponsored link when I decide to buy in.
thefunnyman 5y ago
Don’t most people just spam right arrow to skip through sponsor segments anyway? For me, sponsorblock just automates this process. As others mentioned, it’s pretty granule and has a lot of options for things like intros, intermissions, etc in addition to sponsor segments.
Eugeleo 5y ago
I mean, it only messes with the efforts of the advertisers, right? Not that they can detect how many views the sponsored block has. Ofc if this becomes too popular, the ad industry will eventually catch up, but this is long ways away imho.

mrspeaker 5y ago

Also "Youtube Video Skip Ad Trigger" is handy one for automatically pressing the "skip ad" button - so you don't have to!

shpx 5y ago
If you use uBlock Origin, you shouldn't need it because prevents the ad from playing at all.
- syspec 5y ago
  Hmm I def see ads on YouTube, is there maybe a setting I need to enable or ruleset? (I use the default )
  - TheSpiceIsLife 5y ago
    https://youtube.com/premium https://youtube.com/premium
  - volongoto 5y ago
    I use Firefox an uBlock origin and definitely don't see ads on YouTube. I don't have any other ad blocking extension installed.

Glench 5y ago

+1 to Sponsorblock. It really improves Youtube.