<story><title>Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouTube videos</title><url>http://sponsor.ajay.app</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>natpalmer1776</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t agree with this at all.&lt;p&gt;Sponsored segments are typically produced by, or use the same production values as, the creator who is providing the content you intended to consume. The sponsored segments are an accurate reflection of the content you&amp;#x27;re consuming and typically do not detract from the overall experience.&lt;p&gt;Like the normal web ads we see, they are intended to pay the bills of the individual(s) or company that is providing this content to us for free, so they may continue doing so.&lt;p&gt;By blocking the sponsorships, you&amp;#x27;re denying them the right to make profit from their work in a manner that doesn&amp;#x27;t execute unexpected code, intrusively collect your information, or otherwise violate mutual trust.</text></comment>
<story><title>Show HN: SponsorBlock – Skip sponsorship segments of YouTube videos</title><url>http://sponsor.ajay.app</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jasode</author><text>Rather than use a browser plugin, I&amp;#x27;d prefer that Youtubers use the built-in metadata tool to mark their video as &lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;paid promotion&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt;:  &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;youtube&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;154235&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;support.google.com&amp;#x2F;youtube&amp;#x2F;answer&amp;#x2F;154235&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;A lot of Youtubers aren&amp;#x27;t marking their videos with that flag.  (Many may be unaware of it.)&lt;p&gt;A screenshot showing what a &amp;quot;&lt;i&gt;Includes paid promotion&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt; title card looks like:  &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;wersm.com&amp;#x2F;youtube-creators-includes-paid-promotion-disclaimer-videos&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;wersm.com&amp;#x2F;youtube-creators-includes-paid-promotion-d...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;An example video with the &lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;Includes paid promotion&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt; displayed at the beginning:  &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=o4ijHIRaGXc&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=o4ijHIRaGXc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;As an aside, I don&amp;#x27;t mind creators sponsored with relevant ads. They often show products that interest me.  (This doesn&amp;#x27;t include generic ads like Blue Apron and Nord VPN that seem to be attached to any topic.)</text></comment>