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YouTube is slowing down for users with ad blockers in new wave (9to5google.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] weirdo_from_space 9 points 10 months ago (5 children)

It would be really cool to be able to download YouTube videos withour the sponsorship segments, I wonder if there is a way to do his already?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

yt-dlp has a command-line option to download videos while using sponsor block.

yt-dlp https://youtube... --sponsorblock-remove all
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

Like the ads surrounding the video and breaking the video up or the spots in the video where the creator hawks their latest wares?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

On android, I use Seal. Its basically a frontend for yt-dlp and has a sponsor block feature.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Honestly, I'm ok with at least giving channel ad reads a shot. Those aren't based on my watch history/search history and the channel owner actually gets a good cut. Almost nobody can make a living with google ads.

[–] fruitycoder 2 points 10 months ago

I swore I've seen a FOSS project that did that. An ad segment detector basically

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

If I see one more PCBWay ad...