Mastodawn

SponsorBlock (and DeArrow)Jun 12, 2024

YouTube is currently experimenting with server-side ad injection. This means that the ad is being added directly into the video stream.

This breaks sponsorblock since now all timestamps are offset by the ad times.

For now, I set up the server to detect when someone is submitting from a browser with this happening and rejecting the submission to prevent the database from getting filled with incorrect submissions.

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RedPandaLiz

@sponsorblock this is why I always have newpipe as a backup for my subscriptions, and have that list locally backed up. I also just dont stay logged in on my web browser and only stay logged in on the youtube revanced patched app with no google services, and use cookie auto delete to always delete cookies unless I want them saved. We will always find ways to get around googles bullshit, they are just making it more difficult for the average actual user.