I dislike nearly everything about the recent vertical video format/medium that's taken over the internet since ~2018 or so. Is there an extension that globally blocks it across twitter/tumblr/youtube/anywhere embedded? Feels like it'd be pretty trivial to code if not, and I know there's a few other old web farts who would gladly use such an extension.
Browser extension that globally blocks vertical video?
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Re: Browser extension that globally blocks vertical video?
#2I'm probably much older than you and I don't mind, and in fact, I regularly watch vertical videos. They don't bother me.
But here is some sloppy code you could create a basic browser extension and shove in content.js:
function hideVerticalVideos() {
const videos = document.querySelectorAll('video');
videos.forEach(video => {
if (video.videoHeight > video.videoWidth) {
video.style.display = 'none';
}
});
}
// Run hideVerticalVideos() when the page loads
window.addEventListener('load', hideVerticalVideos);
// Run when the DOM updates
const observer = new MutationObserver(hideVerticalVideos);
observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });Re: Browser extension that globally blocks vertical video?
#3It would be very hard to get rid of portrait videos that were uploaded as landscape but padded with black bars.
Re: Browser extension that globally blocks vertical video?
#4It would be very hard to get rid of portrait videos that were uploaded as landscape but padded with black bars.
But I would instantly install a browser extension that makes youtube shorts go away. I avoid them studiously because I find that whenever I click them, I come to 45 minutes later, deep inside a rabbit hole of everything that makes the internet horrible. Making them go away altogether would significanly improve my mental health.
Re: Browser extension that globally blocks vertical video?
#5I wish everything was so great in my life that this could be a concern.
Re: Browser extension that globally blocks vertical video?
#6It would be very hard to get rid of portrait videos that were uploaded as landscape but padded with black bars.
But I would instantly install a browser extension that makes youtube shorts go away. I avoid them studiously because I find that whenever I click them, I come to 45 minutes later, deep inside a rabbit hole of everything that makes the internet horrible. Making them go away altogether would significanly improve my mental health.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KaSmgzaKgYM
https://www.youtube.com/v/KaSmgzaKgYM
Or use something like 'Simple Blocker' (FF) which would just block everything which includes `youtube.com/shorts/` in the URL.
Re: Browser extension that globally blocks vertical video?
#7I dislike vertical video also. Last I checked, phones can rotate 90 degrees to play landscape video.
On a related note, is there a browser that can completely block auto-playing video with a setting that actually works?
I find it depressing that web developers seem willing to do anything to ignore user preferences, especially when intrusive advertising is involved.
Re: Browser extension that globally blocks vertical video?
#8I dislike vertical video also. Last I checked, phones can rotate 90 degrees to play landscape video. On a related note, is there a browser that can completely block auto-playing video with a setting that actually works? I find it depressing that web developers seem willing to do anything to ignore user preferences, especially when intrusive advertising is involved.
I don’t want to rotate my phone just to view your video.
Re: Browser extension that globally blocks vertical video?
#9It would be very hard to get rid of portrait videos that were uploaded as landscape but padded with black bars.
But I would instantly install a browser extension that makes youtube shorts go away. I avoid them studiously because I find that whenever I click them, I come to 45 minutes later, deep inside a rabbit hole of everything that makes the internet horrible. Making them go away altogether would significanly improve my mental health.
Look up uBlock filters to remove shorts.
I also recommend blocking "feed" page, side suggestions and comment section.
Re: Browser extension that globally blocks vertical video?
#10I dislike vertical video also. Last I checked, phones can rotate 90 degrees to play landscape video. On a related note, is there a browser that can completely block auto-playing video with a setting that actually works? I find it depressing that web developers seem willing to do anything to ignore user preferences, especially when intrusive advertising is involved.
For desktop FF (ESR) at least.
In about:config:
media.autoplay.default = 5
media.autoplay.blocking_policy = 2
From https://www.privacy-handbuch.de/handbuch_21h.htm?q=autoplay
Searching on that site for autoplay leads to the same settings for Fennec on Android, but I don't dream of electric sheep, so ...