| My reason is the ethics of deceptiveness. I prefer clearly labeled ads over sponsorships any day. I hope the whitelisting feature allows people to whitelist those who have ethical sponsors, to encourage them. Also, other than the vessel sponsorship, I've never clicked on a sponsored video's referral link. So, they won't be losing out on any money from me. Here is my message from a previous comment: The reason why I made this extension was because I was sick of the deceptiveness some channels used. Some channels don't even mention they are sponsored, but just talk as if they are recommending the product.
Yes, you could say it's obvious they are sponsored, but that is only true to a regular YouTube viewer. To many outsiders, they get tricked into thinking these are actual recommendations and not ads. I think saying that something is sponsored, then talking about it is perfectly acceptable. Trying to dodge that you are sponsored or being supported by them is very sketchy. And I especially don't like the new common practice of making hard to distinguish segues into sponsorships. Here is what made me make this extension: https://www.reddit.com/r/kurzgesagt/comments/ca7vub/first_de... - Developer |