The creators of SponsorBlock did it again, now we can crowdsource better titles and thumbnails as well. I just tried it with LinusTechTips who is a worst offender when it comes to clickbait and its really great.
Compare without DeArrow
and with the extension
Honestly I’d probably be the type to be like “yeah I hate click bait!” Download this, and then stop watching videos entirely because they all look really boring
That’s a win if you ask me.
After Mastodon and Lemmy I think need a federated youtube alternative now too. Yes, I know PeerTube exists, I just need it to get a nice boost in attention just like the other got.
This extension is free, forever, for anyone who installs it during the beta. Yes, that means there will be a paywall for new users only in the future, but I promise that there will still be a way to for people to get free access. Of course the extension will always remain fully open source, with a publicly downloadable database, just like SponsorBlock.
I’m a bit confused what this means / will mean. A paywall but also still alternative free access?
Where are you quoting this from? I could not find any information about a paywall.
mh, I can’t find it anymore either. Pretty sure it was on the website, on the main or about page. I was on various other pages looking for contribution info too though. Maybe it changed? Maybe it’s now considered t obe out of beta?
I’m seeing it right now on the extension’s welcoming page right after install
Yes, I also found it here. I have asked the developers for clarification.
I’ve already noticed a couple videos where the corrected title made me more interested in the video than the clickbait title. Hope this extension takes off!
Holy shit! This is amazing! But how will I ever know what’s REALLY IMPORTANT without ALL CAPS and a shitton of BANGS?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Don’t forget the USELESS FUCKING ARROWS.
love that this is a thing, hate that it HAD to be a thing, i wish youtubers would stop doing this corny ass shit it makes the site so unbearable to browse lmao
There’s unfortunelately a good reason for them to keep doing it; it works
Exactly. I watch a lot of YouTubers who don’t really like having to make clickbait, but it’s the algorithm that promotes it, so they need to conform to what works.
yeah, and lots of them have youtube as a source of income as well so i get why they would want to. just sucks i guess.
