The creators of SponsorBlock did it again, now we can crowdsource better titles and thumbnails as well. I just tried it with LinusTechTips who is a worst offender when it comes to clickbait and its really great.

Compare without DeArrow

and with the extension

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I’m loving this and have contributed a bunch already, but one problem I’m noticing is people labeling things “reviews” on videos that are definitely not reviews, like impressions videos or unboxings.

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Interesting problem. I wonder if people will re-learn the correct terms over time when seeing other labeled submissions. I feel the word “review” has destroyed by a lot of YouTube channels.

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If this ever gets ported for NewPipe and/or LibreTube it’ll be sensational

The fact that it exists makes me happy :]

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Any plans for Safari?

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Yes, I hope to have it up in a few weeks

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I’ve been using it for a few days. Some occasional loading delays but it’s been great. Thanks!

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I don’t see where I can submit titles on a video page?

For SponsorBlock there’s a button in the video player toolbar.

The demo video shows a button on the video description title. But I don’t see one (on a video that has no DeArrow data yet).

Are submissions not open yet?

/edit: Since my comment I’ve seen it on video pages a while later. Dunno if it was a technical issue, delay, account moderation, or video / channel specific or what.

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This is indeed just a display bug of the button not showing up> who

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This extension is free, forever, for anyone who installs it during the beta. Yes, that means there will be a paywall for new users only in the future, but I promise that there will still be a way to for people to get free access. Of course the extension will always remain fully open source, with a publicly downloadable database, just like SponsorBlock.

I’m a bit confused what this means / will mean. A paywall but also still alternative free access?

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The plan for a alternative free access will most likely involve some form of waiting period or queue plus a sharing system. The code will also remain open source meaning there will always be a way :P

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Where are you quoting this from? I could not find any information about a paywall.

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mh, I can’t find it anymore either. Pretty sure it was on the website, on the main or about page. I was on various other pages looking for contribution info too though. Maybe it changed? Maybe it’s now considered t obe out of beta?

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I’m seeing it right now on the extension’s welcoming page right after install

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