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I don't think you're being honest in your motivations here. SponsorBlock is a convenience tool to avoid having to watch/listen to ads. It's your stated aim on y
by closewith 4y ago
I don't think you're being honest in your motivations here. SponsorBlock is a convenience tool to avoid having to watch/listen to ads. It's your stated aim on your website:
> SponsorBlock is an open-source crowdsourced browser extension and open API for skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos.
Again, I don't think there's anything morally wrong with using SponsorBlock, but I think it's absurd to claim it's a morally positive tool.
- ajayyy 4y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20781415 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20781415 The thing that sparked the idea was a badly disclosed sponsorship. The saving time bits are great, and that's why there's more features now than just ads, you can skip intros too. However, I did start this explicitly due to being frustrated with the state of deception in the sponsorship world, and that remains my main motivation.
- closewith 4y agoThat may have been the initial motivation, but SponsorBlock isn't a tool to reveal hidden product placement or sponsorships. It's not described that way on your site or the add-on pages, used that way, or - if we're honest - popular for that reason. In the end, the motivation is not the tool as implemented.