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It should at least be possible to ban YouTube shorts. I wish those were served from a separate domain to make it easier to block just those.

by y1426i 1y ago

exasperaited 1y ago
I would love to see more scrutiny of short content because it is without doubt the most manipulative.
andriamanitra 1y ago
It's not too much effort to find µBlock Origin filter lists that hide them. The only time I see YouTube shorts is when I deliberately navigate to the shorts tab on a channel page.
- insane_dreamer 1y ago
  Right but the point is to be able to block the shorts on my teens phone while still allowing him to benefit from all the useful stuff on YT
  - johnisgood 1y ago
    He literally just told you the solution. Install uBlock Origin on your teens' phone and use the right filter list. Unless of course, they are smart enough.
    - mritterhoff 1y ago
      Is it possible to install uBlock Origin on a mobile phone? I don't think it is. https://ublockorigin.com/ https://ublockorigin.com/
      - johnisgood 1y ago
        uBlock Origin can be used on Android phones through the Firefox browser, for example.
        mritterhoff 1y ago
        Very cool, didn't know firefox mobile supported extensions. Thanks!
    - insane_dreamer 1y ago
      ... to change the browser extension settings, disable the extension, or use another browser, not to mention that uBlock isn't available on iOS
      - johnisgood 1y ago
        Yup. But apparently it seems like it might work for him. I do not know. They are probably smart enough to disable the extension. There are many other, fool-proof ways though.
        johnisgood 1y ago
        If anyone has the patience and knowledge, you may chime in. :) I remember I read a lot of these methods before here on HN. Some were pretty cool, and somewhat old-school yet effective.
quintes 1y ago
I learnt drums for a song I like from shorts. Blanket bans are not a solution
- quintes 1y ago
  Why do I get down voted for this?
  - johnisgood 1y ago
    Not sure. People just dislike shorts, and they hate it so much that your experiences are irrelevant and get invalidated.

It should at least be possible to ban YouTube shorts. I wish those were served from a separate domain to make it easier to block just those.

by y1426i 1y ago

It should at least be possible to ban YouTube shorts. I wish those were served from a separate domain to make it easier to block just those.

exasperaited 1y ago

I would love to see more scrutiny of short content because it is without doubt the most manipulative.

andriamanitra 1y ago

It's not too much effort to find µBlock Origin filter lists that hide them. The only time I see YouTube shorts is when I deliberately navigate to the shorts tab on a channel page.

insane_dreamer 1y ago
Right but the point is to be able to block the shorts on my teens phone while still allowing him to benefit from all the useful stuff on YT
- johnisgood 1y ago
  He literally just told you the solution. Install uBlock Origin on your teens' phone and use the right filter list. Unless of course, they are smart enough.
  - mritterhoff 1y ago
    Is it possible to install uBlock Origin on a mobile phone? I don't think it is. https://ublockorigin.com/ https://ublockorigin.com/
    - johnisgood 1y ago
      uBlock Origin can be used on Android phones through the Firefox browser, for example.
      - mritterhoff 1y ago
        Very cool, didn't know firefox mobile supported extensions. Thanks!
  - insane_dreamer 1y ago
    ... to change the browser extension settings, disable the extension, or use another browser, not to mention that uBlock isn't available on iOS
    - johnisgood 1y ago
      Yup. But apparently it seems like it might work for him. I do not know. They are probably smart enough to disable the extension. There are many other, fool-proof ways though.
      - johnisgood 1y ago
        If anyone has the patience and knowledge, you may chime in. :) I remember I read a lot of these methods before here on HN. Some were pretty cool, and somewhat old-school yet effective.

quintes 1y ago

I learnt drums for a song I like from shorts. Blanket bans are not a solution

quintes 1y ago
Why do I get down voted for this?
- johnisgood 1y ago
  Not sure. People just dislike shorts, and they hate it so much that your experiences are irrelevant and get invalidated.