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.

  • @yamanii
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    13 months ago

    ChatGPT could download the transcript and just build a short summary.

    Then you wouldn’t watch the video and the creator just lost.

    • @Takumidesh
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      23 months ago

      If your video can be replaced by a title, it probably wasn’t with watching

    • @[email protected]
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      13 months ago

      Isn’t that basically the point of the extension? Making sure you’re not tricked into watching BS content?