Comment by ConfusedDog

2 years ago

I need an alternative YouTube homepage that generate video suggestions without clickbait titles and thumbnails.

7 comments

ConfusedDog

crazygringo 2 years ago

For thumbnails, ask and ye shall receive -- Clickbait Remover for Youtube:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clickbait-remover-...

Further discussion on HN:

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Anews.ycombinator.com+...

ssd532 2 years ago

Thanks a lot. This is great. Any tricks for Youtube mobile app as well? Maybe any unofficial app you recommend?

sureglymop 2 years ago

I use Procrastination Free YouTube. It has settings to customize YouTube so that you don't see any suggestions at all. If i need to watch a video, I have to search for it. In order to not miss Videos from people i want to follow, I use NewPipe on my phone.

SomewhatLikely 2 years ago

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/youtube-videos-sum...

jeremyjh 2 years ago

But how will you know what to click on without a goofy face with a shocked expression?

dontupvoteme 2 years ago

is anything of value lost by suppressing youtube videos with thumbnails containing faces showing happiness > 0.9? i suspect not.
this probably functions decently well as a "europe vs america" discriminator.

George83728 2 years ago

Use BlockTube to block any channel that uses clickbait thumbnails. That's what I do. I don't care if "but their content is calm and good", if they use clickbait thumbnails they lose all views from me forever. There's no shortage of channels on youtube that don't do that, so there's no reason to tolerate the ones who do.