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AI · November 15, 2018

A radio/podcast adblocker featuring ML and Shazam-like fingerprinting

An adblocker for live radio streams and podcasts. Machine learning meets Shazam. - adblockradio/adblockradio

A radio/podcast adblocker featuring ML and Shazam-like fingerprinting launched on November 15, 2018 with 8 votes, #997 of 2,709 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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