{"id":63084,"date":"2020-07-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2020\/07\/21\/firefox-extension-sponsorblock\/"},"modified":"2021-06-09T17:15:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T00:15:32","slug":"firefox-extension-sponsorblock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/firefox\/firefox-extension-sponsorblock\/","title":{"rendered":"Extension Spotlight: SponsorBlock for YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever been engrossed in music or a great video when YouTube suddenly interrupts your experience to inject an ad? It\u2019s jarring and ruins the mood of any moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt made me really frustrated,\u201d extension developer Ajay Ramachandran recalls about the first time he experienced an intrusive mid-play ad. \u201cI remember seeing comments on videos that would say things like \u20181:22 is when the [ad] starts\u2019, and that sparked the idea for SponsorBlock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/addon\/sponsorblock\/?src=external-blog-&#038;utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&#038;utm_campaign=firefox_frontier&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_content=-extension-spotlight\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6651 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2020\/07\/fx_blog_extension-highlight_sponsor-block.png\" alt=\"Firefox Extension Spotlight: SponsorBlock for YouTubex\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/a>While there\u2019s some clever technology underpinning <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/addon\/sponsorblock\/?src=external-blog-&#038;utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&#038;utm_campaign=firefox_frontier&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_content=-extension-spotlight\">SponsorBlock<\/a> extension for Firefox, its true power is derived from an active user community that contributes to identifying each of the sponsored sections. If users stumble upon a video with mid-play ads, they can easily submit timeline information through the extension so the ad will be blocked for everyone else in the future. And to help ensure the seamlessness of the content blocking, users can also \u201cdownvote\u201d blocked sections that don\u2019t align well with the video. As a further check on quality, every downvote is manually reviewed for accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>A new SponsorBlock feature offers the ability to skip different types of unwanted sections like intros, outros, and those incessant pleas to subscribe to the channel. Ajay says future plans involve developing distinct section categories that will allow users to submit labels for different parts of the video, in case you want to skip forward or back to certain spots.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/addon\/sponsorblock\/?src=external-blog-&#038;utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&#038;utm_campaign=firefox_frontier&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_content=-extension-spotlight\">SponsorBlock extension for Firefox<\/a> is one of the more original content blockers we\u2019ve seen developed in some time. It\u2019s a perfect example of the creative problem-solving potential of browser extensions. So give SponsorBlock a spin and enjoy fewer interruptions while you let loose for your solo living room dance party set to YouTube music.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/firefox\/addon\/sponsorblock\/?src=external-blog-&#038;utm_source=blog.mozilla.org&#038;utm_campaign=firefox_frontier&#038;utm_medium=referral&#038;utm_content=-extension-spotlight\"><i>SponsorBlock &#8211; Skip Sponsorships on YouTube<\/i><\/a><i> is part of Firefox\u2019s <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/firefox\/firefox-recommended-extensions\/\"><i>Recommended Extensions<\/i><\/a><i> program.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever been engrossed in music or a great video when YouTube suddenly interrupts your experience to inject an ad? 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