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DeArrow is an open source browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. (dearrow.ajay.app)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19421887

DeArrow is an open source browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. The goal is to make titles accurate and reduce sensationalism. No more arrows, ridiculous faces, and no more clickbait.

"Clickbait" isn't the exception anymore, it's becoming the norm. Many have even started going through their entire backlog, changing old titles and thumbnails to be more attention grabbing and vague.

It's no one's fault. It's a system that creates a race to the bottom.

DeArrow hopes to stop this cycle. It's time to return to a more peaceful experience.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Using uBlock Origin to get rid of the Youtube Shorts section of the sub feed was amazing for me. Are there other things you block too?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Here's a non exhaustive list of things I've blocked:

The pill strip on top with a list of video topics (don't know what the official term is.)
YouTube shorts suggestions.
Ads that are injected into the suggestions.
"Shorts remixing this video" section in the video descriptions.

I'll perhaps share my ublock filter list for YouTube later.

Edit: My uBlock Origin filters:

www.youtube.com##.ytd-rich-item-renderer.style-scope > .ytd-feed-nudge-renderer.style-scope
www.youtube.com###voice-search-button
www.youtube.com##ytd-rich-section-renderer.ytd-rich-grid-renderer.style-scope > .ytd-rich-section-renderer.style-scope
www.youtube.com##yt-related-chip-cloud-renderer.ytd-watch-next-secondary-results-renderer.style-scope
www.youtube.com##.ytd-ad-slot-renderer.style-scope
www.youtube.com##ytd-reel-shelf-renderer.ytd-item-section-renderer.style-scope:nth-of-type(1)
www.youtube.com##ytd-reel-shelf-renderer.ytd-item-section-renderer.style-scope:nth-of-type(2)
www.youtube.com##ytd-reel-shelf-renderer.ytd-structured-description-content-renderer.style-scope

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks! I'm going to try these.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The pill strip on top with a list of video topics

There's one reason not to block this: all the way on the right of that list is a "new to you" feed button, which is pretty neat to try sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Could you share the URL of that link? IMO, there should be a better way of presenting that than on the pill bar on the top.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately there's no URL to go with that feature, it must be JS-activated. Same goes for the Recently Uploaded and Watched tabs which are new in that same vein.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Thanks for the list, I'll be trying these!