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Unfortunately I don't think it's possible. The router can only intercept as far as DNS goes, and DNS Blocklists are already incapable of blocking YouTube ads.
Routers run operating systems like everything else does though. What would make my OpenWRT router running this any different from another device on the network?
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They are talking about sponsored content that the content creator records and shows in-video.
I would pay creators to not see that bullshit. I don't care about NordVPN, Brilliant, SkillShare, or any other trash. I'm entirely less likely to use services that annoy me with their advertising.
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Yeah, sponsor sections of content is usually done respectfully of the audience. There's no javascript being run on my machine, the sponsor is usually tangentially related to the content, and the creator has an incentive to deliver it in either a humorous or relevant manner.
>Yeah, sponsor sections of content is usually done respectfully of the audience. I literally just LOL'd and spit water at my screen reading that. They are the most condescending over the top waaaaay too long of a segment. Even in the 1950's, sponsors were just mentioned along the lines of "This segment is brought to you by Ovaltine. Remember to drink your Ovaltine!" and then moves right the fuck along. But nooooo, yo…
I have even been introduced to services I pay for now via these segments. Nebula, Backblaze, DBrand, and Audible are some of them.
Sponsorblock has been a Godsend for me; it's something you don't really think about but adds up. The sponsored segments are not even really the biggest advantage, it also skips intros and outros and interaction reminders, which are huge. I am convinced that being really aggressive about blocking advertisements helps with my ADHD and helps me focus better. I don't have science to back that up, just my anecdotal self-r…
I’ve been wondering about these… do people really need to be reminded to “subscribe like comment down below” in every single video?
Don’t people know the creator wants you to do it and only do it if they feel like anyway?
What’s the point of everyone saying it in every single video?
It’s just aggravating to me, but I wonder why they keep saying it?
This is a godsend for my yt premium subscription. Now I can really enjoy watching yt on my tv without watching ads since I pay anyway, will test this weekend. Big thanks to developers!
For some reason I feel a lot worse about the idea of automatically skipping sponsor sections of YouTube videos than I do about blocking web ads.
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They are talking about sponsored content that the content creator records and shows in-video.
I would pay creators to not see that bullshit. I don't care about NordVPN, Brilliant, SkillShare, or any other trash. I'm entirely less likely to use services that annoy me with their advertising.
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This is to skip in-video sponsorships/ads (based on community tagging them as such), not YouTube ads.
It actually works for both. It will skip/mute YouTube ads. Only ads that have the ‘skip’ button will be skipped
Sponsorblock has been a Godsend for me; it's something you don't really think about but adds up. The sponsored segments are not even really the biggest advantage, it also skips intros and outros and interaction reminders, which are huge. I am convinced that being really aggressive about blocking advertisements helps with my ADHD and helps me focus better. I don't have science to back that up, just my anecdotal self-r…
> interaction reminders I’ve been wondering about these… do people really need to be reminded to “subscribe like comment down below” in every single video? Don’t people know the creator wants you to do it and only do it if they feel like anyway? What’s the point of everyone saying it in every single video? It’s just aggravating to me, but I wonder why they keep saying it?