the internet would be unusable without sponsorblock + ublock origin
this post was submitted on 27 May 2025
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it's so jarring when you have to use the internet on some public computer without adblock on it
I particularly like how you can filter out elements you don't like that aren't explicitly ads with ublock. Twitch will tell me when there's a hype train or a sponsor in a stream. Twitter wants a sidebar full of news and suggestions. I use a lot of custom filters
it's so good. if you have a fire stick or an android device for your TV you can get Smarttube for YouTube TV which comes packaged with sponsorblock too. (+no ads of course). mind boggling how anyone can use the website without this stuff
I hate segued sponsor segments even more than regular ads, so it was a glorious day when I finally installed it. Watching the video automatically skip a minute and the little toast notification come up is incredibly cathartic 
I like when they give you a little burst of something interesting before the sponsor and I'm like "oh, you motherfucker, you tried, didn't you?
thank you for reminding me to turn it back on since i had to turn off some plugins to find what was slowing my shit down
I remember when ad sections used to be marked in yellow.
Very useful extension and I absolutely understand why people would want that. Having said that, in my personal experience, sponsored segments are sometimes the only kind of ad I find even remotely bearable, because at least sometimes the people whose videos I watch get to play around with the idea of peddling products and services. I'm talking about sponsored ads like the kind of stuff Comment Etiquette, i did a thing or YKS do. But that's very rare.
There's also isponsorblocktv, which is the same for tv's (run on docker)
Daily reminder that sponsored segments are one of the few legitimate tools content maker have to sustain themselves without tying themselves up with invasive data gathering and keeping a modicum of indipendence from the platform that hosts them.
Fine, but I don't need to literally watch the segment for them to get the bag, much less buy the products
Honestly most products that are advertized through youtube/podcasts have a sleazy vibe to them imo
Ads are a cognitohazard, no I won't subject myself to them and I encourage everyone else to avoid them.
Yes much of what we rely on is ad supported. I don't have an easy solution, still not damaging my brain by watching ads.
content maker
We generate more content in a single day than anyone could consume in a lifetime
Shout out to my content creators who don't use ads or seek subscription dollars though
Poets that died in misery in their 20s?
so dramatic.
also, literally me
It's alright, the sponsors can't know that we skip their segment. It has been confirmed by LinusTechTips a while ago.
Who cares? They get paid by clicks.
I'm sorry I don't have a list of all the people that care about this issue.
They still get paid. There is no issue to sepak of. They're not gluing your eyes open for that portion of the video.
You are wrong but you sound committed to it so have it your way.
Wait so they are gluing your eyes to the video? Damb that must suck
You get used to it after a couple of years.
I'm actually getting really tired of listening to ad reads for "Vessi's waterproof sneakers".
They are not real, they are whimsical Gods from a plastic plane of existence.
As somebody who has paid for adverts on videos, no; I'm not wrong.