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Louis Rossman/FUTO's YouTube app, GrayJay, now supports Sponsorblock... and shames you if you use it (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago by bionicjoey@lemmy.ca to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Seriously this was very surprising. I've been experimenting with GrayJay since it was announced and I largely think it's a pretty sweet app. I know there are concerns over how it isn't "true open source" but it's a hell of a lot more open than ReVanced. Plus, I like the general design and philosophy of the app.

I updated the YouTube backend recently and to my surprise and delight they had added support for SponsorBlock. However, when I went to enable it, it warned me "turning this on harms creators" and made me click a box before I could continue.

Bruh, you're literally an ad-blocking YouTube frontend. What kind of mental gymnastics does it take to be facilitating ad-blocking and then at the same time shame the end-user for using an extension which simply automates seeking ahead in videos. Are you seriously gonna tell me that even without Sponsorblock, if I skip ahead past the sponsored ad read in a video, that I'm "harming the creator"?

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[–] ashtefere@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (7 children)

I block all advertising myself, but sponsors I think are ok. The creator can control who they sponsor with, they can write a funny ad skit that is entertaining (the best ones I have seen are the ones by squishy boi) and the creator gets paid directly without fucking us with an algorithm.

I'm happy to watch those kinds of ads as I know the creator is getting paid from them, and e.g. YouTube isn't taking a cut.

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes but you watching the ad doesn't make money for the creator.

[–] neeeeDanke@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Ot does if its a good ad / sales pitch and I actually buy the product which is not gonna happen if it is automatically skipped.

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is such a bizarre concept to me.

Why would I want someone to convince me to buy something with a "good pitch" ?

[–] neeeeDanke@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Because I didn't know of it before?

[–] DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you didn't know of it, then you didn't need or want it.

[–] neeeeDanke@feddit.de 0 points 11 months ago

That's just false. For example I didn't know Nebula existed before all those sponsored segments on the creators videos but I like the service now and am happy I got it...

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