Reviews for SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsorships on YouTube
SponsorBlock - Skip Sponsorships on YouTube by Ajay (SponsorBlock)
Review by SAS41
Rated 5 out of 5
by SAS41, 5 years agoI love this addon, I hate sponsor segments and it was to the point that I started to unsubscribe from certain channels with more obnoxious segments, this is a great addition to my short-list of must haves.
I have to say, the collection of data is a concern, but I suppose since the sponsored segment times come from user submissions, the data collection is a must, to deter and stop bad-actors from submitting wrong data.
I see it as a necessary evil.
5 stars for quality addon, source code and clear and understandable privacy policy.
This should be part of the "Recommended" addons by Firefox.
Ajay, please apply for it!
I have to say, the collection of data is a concern, but I suppose since the sponsored segment times come from user submissions, the data collection is a must, to deter and stop bad-actors from submitting wrong data.
I see it as a necessary evil.
5 stars for quality addon, source code and clear and understandable privacy policy.
This should be part of the "Recommended" addons by Firefox.
Ajay, please apply for it!
Developer response
posted 5 years agoI think we'll reach 5k downloads pretty soon (That is the minimum to apply).
I want to add a local database that will be used for older videos (since they don't need the same real-time updating), but there are still a lot of quirks I need to figure out before doing that (updating votes and making the server be able to send out that much data at once).
Check the options if you want to disable the skip counting :)
I want to add a local database that will be used for older videos (since they don't need the same real-time updating), but there are still a lot of quirks I need to figure out before doing that (updating votes and making the server be able to send out that much data at once).
Check the options if you want to disable the skip counting :)
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- Rated 5 out of 5by Lawrence, 15 hours ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by ThatNormalBunny, 2 days agoSaves so much time. No random YouTuber I don't care about your sponsorship for a drink, a service or whatever else I just care about your content
- Rated 4 out of 5by Ad-Free Life, 2 days agoI'd never use youtube without this.
Segments can be a bit overzealous. I'm surprised by what gets upvoted sometimes. "Highlights" in particular are just confusing more often than they're useful IME (why would anyone want to skip the first 10 seconds of Old Town Road?), but it's more of a problem with categories that you might generally want to autoskip, but sometimes have segments that don't fit the category rules.
So, this is a bit more of a compromise than traditional adblockers are. But I'd rather occasionally hassle with unskipping a segment than ever hear an ad-read for a VPN ever again. It's a net positive by a huge amount. Thank you Ajay and everyone who tags segments. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 12795297, 3 days ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by beepboop, 3 days agoThis brings things back to normal. I'm sorry to all of the creators out there, and I understand that YouTube itself doesn't pay you enough through ad revenue to do what you need, but if I see another NordVPN, Manscaped, Audible, or World of Tanks sponsorship again, I will defecate myself. I love you Ajay.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18772826, 3 days ago
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- Rated 4 out of 5by Sourav Satvaya, 5 days agoThis extension does what it claims to be, but there's one issue on the mobile version. When I'm watching a video on full screen and if that video has a sponsor part, as soon as the video comes to that part the extension is forcing the player to exit the full screen.
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- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18464757, 7 days agogenuinely a necessity, never experienced any glitches or bugs
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- Rated 4 out of 5by mint chip, 7 days agocan't live without this anymore. just wish the extension worked a little more silently
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