• _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz
    38·
    11 months ago

    Here’s my uBlock origin custom rules for blocking youtube shorts:

    ! Block Youtube Shorts on front page
youtube.com##ytd-rich-section-renderer > .ytd-rich-section-renderer > .ytd-rich-section-renderer[is-shorts=""]
youtube.com##yt-formatted-string:has-text(/#shorts/):upward(ytd-rich-item-renderer.ytd-rich-grid-row)
 
! Block Youtube Shorts on the subscriptions page
youtube.com##ytd-thumbnail-overlay-time-status-renderer[overlay-style=SHORTS]:upward(ytd-grid-video-renderer.ytd-grid-renderer)
 
! Remove Shorts on sidebar menu
youtube.com##a.yt-simple-endpoint.ytd-guide-entry-renderer[title=Shorts]:upward(ytd-guide-entry-renderer.ytd-guide-section-renderer)
 
! Block Youtube Shorts on the search results page
youtube.com##ytd-thumbnail-overlay-time-status-renderer[overlay-style=SHORTS]:upward(ytd-video-renderer.ytd-item-section-renderer)
youtube.com##span.ytd-reel-shelf-renderer:has-text(/Shorts/):upward(ytd-reel-shelf-renderer.ytd-item-section-renderer)

    I am much happier having this real estate back. Fuck yt shorts!

  • ares35@kbin.social
    18·
    11 months ago

    i ain’t got time for that 10 hour bullshit… someone have a tl;dw summary of what’s in that paw patrol episode?

    • lugal@sopuli.xyz
      4·
      11 months ago

      Nobody watches videos anymore. Back in the days, video recorders were invented so we don’t have to watch TV anymore, now there is a watch later list on YouTube.

      • colin@lemmy.uninsane.orgEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        do i spy a Dirk Gently reference? i say it’s a bit of a stretch, but that you should choose a video recorder for the metaphor… well, nothing is ever a coincidence.

        • lugal@sopuli.xyz
          3·
          11 months ago

          You’re totally right, it was a reference to the electric monk. Well done!

  • doctorcrimson@lemmy.today
    17·
    11 months ago

    Both videos are Copaganda served to you by the Global Centralized Police Department powered by Google, colloquially known as the GGCPD.

  • popemichael@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    The longform video format is highly underrated.

    Some days I want to watch a 20 hour retrospective on Skyrim.

    Other days I want to enjoy 20 hours of an AI voice recapping a Korean manhwa about the world’s most powerful necromancer from another world that’s like a video game…

    YouTube shorts also have their place for micro hits of dopamine.

    So long as it makes us happy, it can’t be that bad?

  • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    That is pretty much the state of it. Until some insane crazy person kills someone, and youtube considers a specific character to be a dog whistle showing support to the crazy person.

    Yes this actually happened to Danny Phantom fans.

    I imagine when Nickelodeon smash comes out, all of the videos showing off the Ember character are going to get flagged. I already had an Ember related video that got flagged for criminal Behavior and they turned down my appeal. Thankfully YouTube is not my job.

    Maybe I’m a sucker for choosing to be a janitor instead of a YouTuber, but I at least have labor laws protecting my 13 an hour…

    Better than “Fuck you because we’re Youtube” with a side of “We are falsley accussing you of being a groomer because you’re famous and we want attention”