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squgeim / yt-ad-autoskipper

A browser extension that automates skipping ad on Youtube. This is not an ad blocker, it just automates the process of clicking on the "Skip Ad" button on Youtube.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/youtube-ad-auto-skipper/lokpenepehfdekijkebhpnpcjjpngpnd
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Randomize skip time #29

Open gyll opened 4 years ago

gyll commented 4 years ago

If the skip time is fixed I think sooner or later youtube will start realizing when the skip button is automated, so my suggestion is to have a random time for skipping defined as an interval after the button shows up (e.g. an interval [1-2] means skip no sooner than 1 second, and no later than 2 seconds); also, i think this random interval should be forced by the extension to be [0-1] (this is to prevent users from setting it to [0-0], in this way youtube will not be able to positively identify the automation)

aaron-jencks commented 1 year ago

youtube does recognize this extension, and will stop giving you skippable ads if you keep skipping the ads too fast.