Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment orderSponsorblock is not as blunt a tool as people make it here. You can only block specific type of ads and you can whitelist whole channels which I do for some niche channels I subscribe to. In Android, I use Tubular [1], the NewPipe fork that integrates Sponsorblock and ReturnYoutube Dislike. My only additional request in this awesome app is if we can download the video after snipping out the sponsor block sections. [1] https://github.com/polymorphicshade/Tubular
I really don't like how most sponsored segments are just downright misleading about what VPNs do. Making them funny doesn't change the fact that the ads are deceptive. There's always some fearmongering about people stealing your data on public networks, but no actual substance about feasible attacks that could happen in reality. In the UK, similar ads have been banned by the advertising regulator for being misleading, and it's about time that spurious claims in YouTube videos got more scrutiny.
People here likely know SponsorBlock but I suppose many don't turn on all of the skippable segments that SponsorBlock can also skip, which aren't necessarily on by default. I save so much time not having to watch all of the filler content that's unrelated to the actual video topic at hand. It's especially nice on mobile, with ReVanced on Android.
any similar for podcasts?
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 873
- Total comments
- 580
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-26 | SponsorBlock – Skip pesky YouTube sponsorship segments and report them | ajayyy | 4 | 0 |
| 2020-04-27 | SponsorBlock: Skip sponsorship segments of YouTube videos | throwaway2048 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-12-25 | SponsorBlock | cuu508 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-04-21 | SponsorBlock – Skip over sponsorship segments on YouTubeFirst breakout | bgstry | 192 | 174 |
| 2022-08-08 | SponsorBlock | kevmo314 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-10-07 | SponsorBlock – Skip over YouTube Sponsors | behnamoh | 2 | 1 |
| 2023-04-27 | SponsorBlock – Skip sponsor, filler, intro, outro, like/sub reminders on YouTube | satvikpendem | 4 | 4 |
| 2023-08-14 | SponsorBlock – crowdsourced sponsored segment skipper | thatxliner | 3 | 1 |
| 2023-10-23 | SponsorBlock – Skip over YouTube Sponsors – Sponsorship Skipper | edward | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-08-12 | SponsorBlock – skip sponsor segments on YouTubeHall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | anotherhue | 661 | 400 |