fuck off
Creative
browser extension for youtube
SHOW HN2021
54points
80comments
#816of 2,533 in 2021
Top 33%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Idea: 4 for, 6 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Funny and fun idea
From 3 comments
Okay I loved the disappearing trick, so funny.
fouc on HNthis gives me energy
edunteman on HNIf I didn't already have an adblocker to remove these ads in the first place, I would certainly love feel like I am sticking it to YouTube with this extension. Nice job!
SCUSKU on HN
Objections
Better to use uBlock Origin or SponsorBlock instead
From 3 comments
uBlock Origin and tweaking filter subscriptions should do the trick; you can also go for more drastic solution and use invidious front-end and/or freetube.
pndy on HN> It changes the words 'Skip ads' to 'fuck off' on YouTube. Something is already defunct if you see the 'Skip ads' button, no need to put lipstick on a pig, use a proper adblocker.
hansel_der on HNJust use uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ojagodzinski on HN
Browser extensions carry security risk
From 1 comment
Nice thought, but browser extensions should be installed extremely selectively. All it takes to compromise your browser is one extension author taking a huge bribe to pass…
yipbub on HN
Alternatives named
uBlock Origin
From 2 comments
uBlock Origin and tweaking filter subscriptions should do the trick; you can also go for more drastic solution and use invidious front-end and/or freetube.
pndy on HNJust use uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ojagodzinski on HN
SponsorBlock
From 2 comments
Try SponsorBlock [0]. It’s crowdsourced and works very well by skipping intro/outro/sponsorship etc. parts of the videos. [0] - https://sponsor.ajay.app/
huseyinkeles on HNJust use uBlock Origin and SponsorBlock ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
ojagodzinski on HN
NewPipe
From 1 comment
For those watching YouTube on Android, I'd strongly recommend NewPipe (via F-Droid)[0]. Its feature-set probably exceeds that of the official YouTube app, plus you can import…
12ian34 on HN
Invidious
From 1 comment
Invidious (https://github.com/iv-org/invidious) allows me to tell YouTube and Google to fuck off. Not just the ads but the tracking, dark patterns and their terribly slow UI.
Nextgrid on HN
YouTube Premium
From 1 comment
I've been using adblockers since Firefox first introduced it back in god only knows. So I fully support people's right to block ads. BUT I actually purchased Youtube Premium…
INTPenis on HN