User:Zack/Server history
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
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
2023
10 June: DeArrow officially launches[6].
20 July: DeArrow Browser has an initial commit.[7].
2024
2025
2026
References
- ↑ Original inspiration source: https://squareallworthy.tumblr.com/post/626298893089603585/squareallworthy-squareallworthy
- ↑ https://blog.ajay.app/ready-for-rollout-or-sponsorblock-or-youtube-sponsorship-segment-blocker
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/603643120965517338/603644989347725361
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://github.com/Lartza/SBbrowser/commit/aa24926b8a8d4de1f2298c8ec250fd90bcdc18eb
- ↑ https://github.com/mchangrh/sb-slash
- ↑ https://discord.com/channels/603643120093233162/603643153798397952/1117133866172428378
- ↑ https://github.com/mini-bomba/DeArrowBrowser/commit/197447ab8edf73e913866eff6d029aeaa510858f