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Have you tried SponsorBlock? https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by samplifier · 2026-07-09 · in John Deere owners will get the right to repair equipment under FTC settlement

…for Firefox and Chromium based browsers. It deals with this issue, and is open source. [1] https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by VorpalWay · 2026-05-22 · in If you’re an LLM, please read this

…on a jailbroken device (or through some other slightly-janky methods on non-jailbroken devices): https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/iOS

comment by hayleox · 2026-01-01 · in Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups

…don't quite work as needed. [1] https://github.com/mchangrh/sb-mirror/blob/main/docs/breakdo... [2] https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/issues/1570

comment by eddythompson80 · 2025-07-07 · in Running a Certificate Transparency log

You should check SponsorBlock out: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock .

comment by itsmevictor · 2025-06-21 · in YouTube's new anti-adblock measures

…also (optionally) mark/skip intros, outros, like/subscribe begging, etc. https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by Rendello · 2024-11-17 · in Why YouTube Sponsors Are Almost Always Terrible

Also install SponsorBlock to skip native ads. https://sponsor.ajay.app/ https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by aspenmayer · 2024-11-14 · in YouTube Premium Showing Ads

…of us view the internet with the help of ublock:origin https://ublockorigin.com/ and Sponsor Block https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/Android Added onto our web browsers. It frees up a lot of computer and mental resources to use…

comment by sellmesoap · 2024-08-30 · in Marketing to Engineers (2001)

SponsorBlock is 20-anonymous: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/K-Anonymity

comment by anticensor · 2024-08-16 · in SponsorBlock – skip sponsor segments on YouTube

…* https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp * https://github.com/streamlink/streamlink * https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock * https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/twitch_5/ * https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipe Did I miss any, cha

comment by throwing_away · 2024-08-15 · in Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels

That is planned per channel but not a priority at the moment: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/issues/435

comment by Joe_Cool · 2024-08-13 · in SponsorBlock – skip sponsor segments on YouTube

just use sponsorblock today, works fine on all my devices. https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock from mobile phone to tv to pc.

comment by sergiotapia · 2024-04-13 · in Show HN: CTRL-F for YouTube Videos

https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by rsanek · 2024-02-12 · in The Brennan self-balancing monorail [video]

…now: SponsorBlock[1] skips embedded ads in YouTube videos, based on crowdfunded timestamps. [1]: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by delta_p_delta_x · 2024-01-24 · in Chrome experimental AI features

…paywalls (such a bad system) but good journalists still needs to be paid somehow. Idem with https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock As for mobile, I use the excellent https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid/ on Android.…

comment by rcMgD2BwE72F · 2023-11-02 · in German court prohibits LinkedIn from ignoring "Do Not Track" signals

…themselves, except they call it "sponsored content". It's so common that there's an addon for that: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock#sponsorblock

comment by Kim_Bruning · 2023-10-20 · in Irish privacy group files complaint against YouTube adblock detection system

SponsorBlock ( https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock ) to the rescue!

comment by MaKey · 2023-09-29 · in Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've learned

The feature already exists [1]. [1]: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/issues/547

comment by tech234a · 2023-08-14 · in Bypassing YouTube video download throttling

…you make use of youtube Sponsorblock. As it says on the tin, automatically skips sponsor sections. https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock Dearrow. An open source and crowdsourced tool replace youtubes stupid fucking clickbait title cards,…

comment by Modified3019 · 2023-08-05 · in Most promoted and blocked domains among Kagi Search users

Sponsorblock[1] works pretty well for the creators’ advertisements. [1] https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by least · 2023-07-08 · in I am drowning in mutes: The current Threads experience

Maintainer of sponsorblock said they don't think it'll work https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/issues/1766 but there's https://github.com/xenova/sponsorblock-ml .

comment by dewey · 2023-06-14 · in Show HN: Scribbler – Podcast Summaries Using GPT

https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/3rd-Party-Ports#...

comment by lymph · 2023-02-17 · in YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki is stepping down

Sponsorblock https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by melony · 2022-12-14 · in Turn the radio volume down for adverts and DJs talking

…The yt app from the homebrew store has sponsorblock[1] integrated which can skip these too. [1] https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by whatsthatabout · 2022-09-29 · in RootMyTV is a user-friendly exploit for rooting/jailbreaking LG webOS smart TVs

SponsorBlock [1] is a browser extension that skips in-video ads. [1] https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by tafath · 2022-09-22 · in The biggest mapping mistake of all time – California [video]

You can (sort of) block those ads too. https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by strken · 2022-09-15 · in YouTube ads appear to be ramping up, with as many as 10 unskippable ads

SponsorBlock is available for iOS. https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/Safari

comment by LeoPanthera · 2022-06-17 · in Safari on iOS can overlap multiple full-screen videos

https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock works on an nvidia Shield via "SmartTube Next" - i don't know if you can install or sideload that on GoogleTV. There's clients for many other platforms, even traditionally locked down ones like iOS…

comment by CraigJPerry · 2022-05-09 · in Dark pattern: how YouTube makes sure you don’t always “skip ad”

You can build the extension yourself for free: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/wiki/Safari

comment by gaws · 2021-12-30 · in Ask HN: Favorite Purchases of 2021?

SponsorBlock is open source. https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by darwinwhy · 2021-11-02 · in Zoom adding advertisements to the free tier of its service

…there's the SponsorBlock extension, which skips them using a crowdsourced list of timestamps. https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by shpx · 2021-06-16 · in Researchers fear a scenario in which smart speakers feed sleepers subliminal ads

…Might want to check if this sponsored-ads skip tool this can be of help in your circumstance https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by freebuju · 2021-05-15 · in TikTok Remix Culture

It would be hard to work around this https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock

comment by thrwyoilarticle · 2020-11-19 · in YouTube will now show ads on all videos even if creators don’t want them

…sponsored videos with embedded ads. For sponsored clips in YouTube, SponsorBlock extension: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock Decentraleyes [sic] is another extension that I use primarily on my phone, but also at work. It allows the…

comment by Jailout2000 · 2019-08-23 · in Ask HN: What's the best setup for ad blocking and tracker blocking?

Follow this issue: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/issues/131

comment by ajayyy · 2019-08-23 · in Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouTube videos

…Then, you can be prepared for them, but choose yourself whether to skip them. Follow this issue: https://github.com/ajayyy/SponsorBlock/issues/131

comment by ajayyy · 2019-08-23 · in Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouTube videos