User:Zack/Server history

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SponsorBlock fun history summary

Do kids today even understand what SponsorBlock is?

Well, you see, kids, it’s a tiny add-on that skips the sponsor bits in online videos — wait, I should go back.

Okay, so creators started putting paid shout-outs inside their videos to survive demonetization and CPM mood swings — no, earlier.

In the TV era, shows paused for commercials bought by “sponsors” — hmm, not the start either.

“Sponsorship” just means a business bankrolls content in exchange for a mention — earlier.

Since marketplaces, people have been buying little slices of attention to say “please consider my thing” — earlier.

Humans kept watching, but also kept inventing ways to dodge interruptions — remote controls, DVRs, skip buttons — closer.

And then: the crowd got organized.

Viewers press a key at “start sponsor” and “end sponsor,” upload those timestamps to a public database, and the next viewer’s player glides right past it.

That, kids, is SponsorBlock: the centuries-old tug-of-war between “please listen to my pitch” and “please let me finish my video,” settled (for now) by a communal skip.[1]

SponsorBlock/DeArrow serious history summary

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2019

22 July: SponsorBlock extension officially launches[2].

24 July: SponsorBlock server officially opens [3].

2020

2 August: SponsorBlock Browser has an initial commit.[4].

2021

14 June: sbslash has an initial commit.[4].

26 August: sbslash is officially released.[5].

2022

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2023

10 June: DeArrow officially launches[6].

20 July: DeArrow Browser has an initial commit.[7].

2024

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2025

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2026

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References

  1. ↑ Original inspiration source: https://squareallworthy.tumblr.com/post/626298893089603585/squareallworthy-squareallworthy
  2. ↑ https://blog.ajay.app/ready-for-rollout-or-sponsorblock-or-youtube-sponsorship-segment-blocker
  3. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/603643120965517338/603644989347725361
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://github.com/Lartza/SBbrowser/commit/aa24926b8a8d4de1f2298c8ec250fd90bcdc18eb
  5. ↑ https://github.com/mchangrh/sb-slash
  6. ↑ https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/603643153798397952/1117133866172428378
  7. ↑ https://github.com/mini-bomba/DeArrowBrowser/commit/197447ab8edf73e913866eff6d029aeaa510858f
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