• DoghouseCharlie [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    uBlock Origin for site adds plus SponsorBlock for ads within the video is a must. I love SponsorBlock, it tells you how many NordVPN and Raid Shadow Legends ads you've skipped. Mine says: "You've skipped 943 segments ( 10h 14.9 minutes )"

      • cosecantphi [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Yeah, it's community updated. I delayed trying it for a while because I thought the list would be pretty sparse, especially for new videos or videos with less than a hundred thousand views. But wow was I wrong. I've only ever come across a sponsored video where the sponsored section wasn't reported a few times in like a year of using it, even on videos uploaded the same day I'm watching them.

        • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          on the rare occasion that happens, i just add the segment myself, only takes a minute or so to do an accurate one

    • Dyno [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      if you truly want the nuclear option, add uMatrix on top of that. you have to set it up for literally every site you visit (for the first time) but it just stops ad domains or other non-site-content-related domains from loading at all

    • kidleviathan [he/him, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Sponsorblock is absolutely what made YouTube palatable for me again. I do feel bad taking ad revenue from creators sometimes though I've heard it's a pittance. Never feel bad about sponsorblock though, they get the sponsorship whether I watch the ad or not.