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    10 hours ago

    Pretty sure they just use timestamps from a crowdsourced database, just like sponsorblock.

    Nope, it’s analyzing the sound to guess where the intro starts and ends. Turns out this is pretty simple to implement, but quite reliable. Source: worked for Plex

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        7 hours ago

        This is about intro detection in TV shows, not ad blocking. I’m not proposing this as a good way to block ads, just noting that this feature in Plex doesn’t use a database.