SponsorBlock
browser extension to block sponsored segments on YouTube videos From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SponsorBlock is a free and open-source browser extension that skips segments of YouTube videos.[3] Users make them, which other users can vote on.[4][5] It is recommended on Firefox's add-on store.[6] As of June 30, 2022[update], it has over 175,000 downloads on Firefox and over 600,000 downloads on Google Chrome.[7][8][better source needed]
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History
Only sponsorships could be skipped until more categories (such as self-promotion or intermissions) were added in June 2020.[9] An update in January 2022 added support for marking whole videos as sponsorships.[10]
Usage
Users submit segments of videos and choose a category for them. Those segments are automatically skipped. When a segment is skipped, a small pop-up appears for a few seconds to allow the user to vote on it or "unskip" it. The number of segments each user has submitted and skipped is tracked.[11]
Reception
The extension was on Mozilla's Extension Spotlight on July 21, 2020, and is the highest rated recommended Firefox extension.[6][12]
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