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Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by blast »

kokanee wrote: post #107
blast wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I doubt that they know. It's too early to figure something like that out.

Seems to me that the obvious business model here is that they will need to have their AI inject their own ads into the DOM. Overall though, this feels like a feature, not a business.

To me the more obvious option is additional features that people pay for, i.e. freemium. But what do I know.

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by jmadeano »

dmd wrote: post #121

I'd really like to be able to sync my tweeks between the various computers I have Chrome on.

Great feature request. For the moment, you can go to www.tweeks.io/share/profile to manage your tweeks and share/install your own tweeks from one device to another.

We're also actively working on an update system that might be helpful here (i.e. if you create a tweek on computer A, install it on computer B, then update it on computer A, you might want it to update on computer B).

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by fn-mote »

zamadatix wrote: post #100
ryanmerket wrote: post #81

Man I love this, but this isn't a business. Facebook, Reddit, et al will almost certainly C&D you and eventually sue you for violating their policies. "Facebook does not have a specific policy against Greasemonkey like extensions by name, but it has banned users for creating or using scripts that interfere with Facebook's functionality, which can include those made with Greasemonkey. Such actions are against Facebook…

Do you have any actual examples of C&Ds or lawsuits in this regard, or did you just mean they might ban the users/your account? The latter is pretty expected and tame, but it'd be surprising/interesting to look at actual examples of the claimed.

Being banned from Facebook would be a VERY big deal for many users. If FB is willing to ban users of the extension (however they detect it), usage will drop to 0 fast.

Far outweighing the benefit of tweaking the UI.

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by warkdarrior »

blast wrote: post #123
kokanee wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seems to me that the obvious business model here is that they will need to have their AI inject their own ads into the DOM. Overall though, this feels like a feature, not a business.

To me the more obvious option is additional features that people pay for, i.e. freemium. But what do I know.

As a user, I'll never pay for software. Adblock for SaaS and pirated downloads for everything else is all I need.

Re: Launch HN: Tweeks (YC W25) – Browser extension to deshittify the web

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Post by hamasho »

I really hope your product fly. I'm easily distracted and generally like simple websites.

I want to know what plugins or scripts other Hacker News users use to block annoying segments. Beside uBlock Origin, I use kill-sticky[1] to hide sticky items like dialogs or headers (though sometimes it's wrong), SponsorBlock to skip sponsor segments, DeArrow to change YouTube thumbnails and titles to be less clickbaity. And I use Firefox's Reader View sometime too.

[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/kill-sticky/

[2] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sponsorblock/

[3] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-recom...

[4] https://dearrow.ajay.app/

Edit: And I just found this new Kagi's AI-slop detection on the Hacker News. I'll definitely try!

[5] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45919067

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