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DeArrow is an open source browser extension for crowdsourcing better titles and thumbnails on YouTube. (dearrow.ajay.app)
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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.

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[โ€“] Ilandar@aussie.zone 77 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The way some of the titles are changed is quite funny to me. It's like if you saw a big scary looking ghost on Halloween and then you rip the sheet off and it's just Huey, Dewey and Louie stacked on top of each other.

I Bought Ten of the WEIRDEST Phones EVER

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Reviewing Old Phones with Alternative Form Factors

[โ€“] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah the title change I don't get in cases like that.

I Bought Ten of the WEIRDEST Phones EVER

Is a lot more descriptive of what the video is.

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