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Show HN: NoSuggest – Watch YouTube without the recommendation algorithm

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Re: Show HN: NoSuggest – Watch YouTube without the recommendation algorithm

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Post by seirim »

charcircuit wrote: post #28
seirim wrote: post #10

hi, my feedback is that I would like to be able to create an account, because I have my browser (Firefox) set to always clear all cookies and history on shutdown, so when I re-open this later I assume all my added channels would be lost, and would need to start from scratch. If it wasn't for that, I think it's great and would use it.

If you manually disable persistence for a website you shouldn't complain that there is no persistence. It's not other people's job to workaround limitations you yourself setup. Consider having your setup clearing data for this specific site if you want that data to persist.

I'm not complaining, I'm giving feedback to a creator that might help them be aware of some user situation they hadn't considered. A lot of people clear their browser cache at some point (I would hope) and would lose all the settings they put into this app and therefore lose all the progress they made in their setup, and it would be frustrating for them, not just me.

Re: Show HN: NoSuggest – Watch YouTube without the recommendation algorithm

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Post by VJ-2-108 »

aboardRat4 wrote: post #29

Great idea, but requires learning a new UI, doesn't fetch "streams"... In any case, it's great to see the family of FBPurity and Antigram being joined by a new tool. >I would love genuine feedback. Thank you very much for your attention on this matter Maybe a harsh thing to say, but I'd say that the approach is wrong. I think that the approach by FBPurity and Antigram is more practical. Just hook into the website its…

Fair critique. The browser extension approach works well on desktop but does not work on mobile at all, which is exactly where the algorithm does the most damage. That's the gap NoSuggest is filling.

Re: Show HN: NoSuggest – Watch YouTube without the recommendation algorithm

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Post by VJ-2-108 »

nzxt210 wrote: post #33

You can just disable history in YT. It disables all the recommendations. Home and Shorts tabs are fully empty, so only Subscriptions tab is available.

Yeah, I tried that too. But when I watch a video of the channel I like, there will be unending side cards of videos suggesting what to watch next. There are so many ways YouTube tries to keep you on their platform.

And one more benefit that NoSuggest will not have as much ads as YouTube. Although I am using YouTube official player, meaning they could serve ads but definitely would be far less than what you see in YouTube app.

Re: Show HN: NoSuggest – Watch YouTube without the recommendation algorithm

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Post by VJ-2-108 »

orrito wrote: post #32

What are the biggest differences between this and going into your google settings to disable history/recommendations? I personally feel like that works well, on all platforms and removes shorts as well.

Yeah, I tried that too. But when I watch a video of the channel I like, there will be unending side cards of videos suggesting what to watch next. There are so many ways YouTube tries to keep you on their platform. And one more benefit that NoSuggest will not have as much ads as YouTube. Although I am using YouTube official player, meaning they could serve ads but definitely would be far less than what you see in YouTube app.

Re: Show HN: NoSuggest – Watch YouTube without the recommendation algorithm

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Post by aboardRat4 »

VJ-2-108 wrote: post #34
aboardRat4 wrote: post #29

Great idea, but requires learning a new UI, doesn't fetch "streams"... In any case, it's great to see the family of FBPurity and Antigram being joined by a new tool. >I would love genuine feedback. Thank you very much for your attention on this matter Maybe a harsh thing to say, but I'd say that the approach is wrong. I think that the approach by FBPurity and Antigram is more practical. Just hook into the website its…

Fair critique. The browser extension approach works well on desktop but does not work on mobile at all, which is exactly where the algorithm does the most damage. That's the gap NoSuggest is filling.

I'm using both of the extensions on Android Firefox.

Both work, even though they require turning on "desktop mode to be full-featured (even though even on mobile versions some features wotk).

Re: Show HN: NoSuggest – Watch YouTube without the recommendation algorithm

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Post by azangru »

skotobaza wrote: post #36
azangru wrote: post #35

> Source available in Github through NoSuggest website. Where? I couldn't find any link to the source on the website.

I see it when I go to "Settings" and look at the footer (next to terms of service and all that).

Thanks! Found it.
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