Auto Hide & Mute YouTube Sponsored Ads

mute_and_hide_ad_video.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Auto Hide & Mute YouTube Sponsored Ads
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      1.0
// @description  Mute and hide YouTube video when "Sponsored" text appears in the player overlay; otherwise unmute and show.
// @match        https://www.youtube.com/*
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==
(function () {
    'use strict';
    function getVideo() {
        return document.querySelector('video.html5-main-video');
    }
    function checkSponsored() {
        const video = getVideo();
        if (!video) return;
        const badge = document.querySelector('.ytp-ad-badge__text--clean-player');
        const isSponsored = badge && badge.textContent.trim() === 'Sponsored';
        if (isSponsored) {
            video.muted = true;
            video.style.visibility = 'hidden';
        } else {
            video.muted = false;
            video.style.visibility = '';
        }
    }
    function initObserver() {
        const player = document.getElementById('movie_player');
        if (!player) {
            setTimeout(initObserver, 500);
            return;
        }
        checkSponsored();
        const observer = new MutationObserver(checkSponsored);
        observer.observe(player, {
            childList: true,
            subtree: true,
            characterData: true
        });
    }
  
    window.addEventListener('yt-navigate-finish', initObserver, false);
    initObserver();
})();