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   by ajayyy 7y ago

   It seems the most popular channel for this extension is Linus Tech Tips, which does not do this. I made this for the channels that don't do that, and have whitelisted channels with good and ethical sponsorships. - Developer
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   by ajayyy 7y ago

   My reason is the ethics of deceptiveness. I prefer clearly labeled ads over sponsorships any day. I hope the whitelisting feature allows people to whitelist those who have ethical sponsors, to encourage them. Also, other than the vessel spo
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   by ajayyy 7y ago

   Well, the extension has a database of all the timestamps of the sponsors. See here: https://sponsor.ajay.app/database.db That database is created by submissions from the community. Every time you browse a video, it will che
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   by ajayyy 7y ago

   Yea, but I don't want to turn into the [Acceptable Ads Committee]( https://pagefair.com/blog/2017/eyeos-toothless-acceptable-ad... )
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   by ajayyy 7y ago

   However it is true that YouTube doesn't really like sponsorships, since they don't get a % cut from it. They now just say that your sponsorship cannot be too similar to an ad format that YouTube offers (banner ads or straight up v
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   by ajayyy 7y ago

   Yea, I really like that statistic. I also put it on the stats page for individuals, so you can see how much time you have saved people with your submissions. I plan to add that statistic to the extension too so that you can see it even if y
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   by ajayyy 7y ago

   The reason why I made this extension was because I was sick of the deceptiveness some channels used. Some channels don't even mention they are sponsored, but just talk as if they are recommending the product. Yes, you could say it&#x27
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   by ajayyy 7y ago

   Yea, just to the database of SponsorBlock :) - Developer
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   by ajayyy 7y ago

   I added a channel whitelisting feature just for this. Hopefully, we can encourage ethical behavior and good sponsors by rewarding those who do it right with a whitelist, like how adblock in theory can help. - Developer
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    Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouTube videos(sponsor.ajay.app)

    139 points by ajayyy 7y ago|137 comments
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    SponsorBlock – Skip pesky YouTube sponsorship segments and report them(sponsor.ajay.app)

    4 points by ajayyy 7y ago|0 comments
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    by ajayyy 8y ago

    Definitely not true here in Canada (Ontario). I'd say it's a around 50/50, maybe majority Android.