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Everything has been downhill since they let people upload custom thumbnails honestly. That shit should pick a random frame from the video and attempts to game t
by sam0x17 3y ago
Everything has been downhill since they let people upload custom thumbnails honestly. That shit should pick a random frame from the video and attempts to game that (like re-uploading 1000 times until it happens to select the portion of the video with the desired thumbnail) should be flaggable. The thumbnails, which used to be indicative of average content of the video, have just become visual clickbait. Oh how I miss the early days of youtube when these were just random frames from the video.
- jakeogh 3y agoIn Libretube, "settings > advanced > enable data saver" disables thumbnails. It's wonderful.
- AlphaCerium 3y agoSee DeArrow: https://dearrow.ajay.app/ https://dearrow.ajay.app/ Created by the same developer as the wonderful SponsorBlock extension. Replaces titles and thumbnails from videos with community-sourced, click-bait free versions.
- CM30 3y agoFunny enough, creators can't upload custom thumbnails on YouTube Shorts, at least not without a lot of trickery. So if you dislike thumbnails that much, Shorts would probably appeal more than normal videos.