• 4am@lemmy.zip
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    YouTube added a “jump ahead” button to skip sponsor segments (I think it just goes to the “most watched” area of the video; which is always right after the sponsor segments).

    They really don’t want any money being made on the platform unless they’re getting a cut

    • Rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world
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      Wait, what? Did they?? I’ve never seen that! Is it just rolling out? It seems like I see their new rollouts later than a lot of others.

      • real_squids@sopuli.xyz
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        If a video is popular enough there will be a button to jump to the most watched segment. Nothing to do with sponsors, but sometimes the end of the sponsored segment matches the spike. Use sponsorblock if you want to skip sponsorships reliably