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Someone at YouTube needs glasses

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Re: Someone at YouTube needs glasses

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post #18

FYI: YouTube provides RSS feed for every channel. The URL is as follows: https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=CHANNEL_ID And without downloading with yt-dlp, videos can be watched from youtube-nocookie.com in full-window mode (no distractions) under: https://cinemaphile.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

You can use the wonderful mpv player to view videos directly from a yt-url (yt-dlp backend).

Re: Someone at YouTube needs glasses

#32

YouTube is removing videos and moving to Shorts-only in a couple months, so this shouldn't be an issue for long

What does this mean? Does this mean that there will be no more video UI (only the shorts UI)? Does this mean that only shorts will show up on the homepage? etc. (Also a source would be nice.)

I think OP is being sarcastic, throwing a hint to how popular TikTok (and thus short videos) are over long form content

Re: Someone at YouTube needs glasses

#33

YouTube is removing videos and moving to Shorts-only in a couple months, so this shouldn't be an issue for long

The most placebo button I've ever seen is that "Don't show Shorts" where it says something like "We'll show you less Shorts" and then they reappear 30 minutes later

I guess every content platform is moving to forcefully shoving slop into your face now

Re: Someone at YouTube needs glasses

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post #16

Their mobile site is also terrible. It's like the designers forgot that people watch videos in landscape mode. For example, comments won't load unless you rotate to portrait mode first. I mean, come on.

Mobile web? On the Android app you can definitely put the comments side-by-side with a landscape video.

Re: Someone at YouTube needs glasses

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post #27

As a subscriber, I get 6 algorithm suggested videos (even split 50/50 on subscribed vs suggested). Then of course the content is also routinely interrupted by rows that take up more space than a row of video suggestions: * Premium movie suggestions, which also manages to take up half the width with just two sentences: "Discover your next favourite movie. Watch without ads, included with your Premium membership" * Sho…

Let's not forget 'shorts' Yes, you can hide them, but they will be back there the next session.

Re: Someone at YouTube needs glasses

#40
It used to be 12 videos until about a year ago. If you zoom in and out the thumbnails don't change size!

The worst casualty of the current design is the search. You get three videos before it inserts completely irrelevant and unrelated algorithmic recommendations. No? Fuck off? Do what I tell you to do!

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