DeArrow - A Browser Extension for Better Titles and Thumbnails
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DeArrow is a browser extension for replacing titles and thumbnails on YouTube with community created accurate versions. No more clickbait.

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.

  • @deathmetal27English
    14•3 months ago

    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
    • @FeathercrownEnglish
      1•3 months ago

      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.

      • @deathmetal27English
        2•3 months ago

        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.

        • @FeathercrownEnglish
          1•3 months 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.

    • @FeathercrownEnglish
      1•3 months ago

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